Phylogenetic Relationships and Character Evolution of the Neotropical Butterfly Genus Hamadryas (Nymphalidae: Biblidinae)

<p>The butterflies in the genus <em>Hamadryas</em> are popular and noticeable representatives of the Neotropical Lepidoptera fauna. After a thorough taxonomic revision, 20 species were acknowledged within the genus, however no hypothesis of their phylogenetic relationship was proposed. The present dissertation provides a step further into the understanding of this fascinating group of butterflies not only by proposing the first phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus based on morphological and molecular data, but also by exploring for the first time in a group of butterflies the potential effect of venation associated with an specific behaviour on wing shape. Furthermore, this dissertation provides testable evolutionary hypotheses about the pattern of change for some of their most interesting natural history characters such as sound production and sexual dimorphism. The dissertation is organized in three chapters that can be visualized as manuscripts ready for publication; the first of these being already published (Garzón-Orduña, 2012).</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Biological Sciences

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Garzon, Ivonne J.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Penz, Carla
• Johnson, Steven
• DeVries, Phil

• Character change
• Monophyly
• Synapomorphy
• Sound Production
• Sexual Dimorphism
• Neotropical Lepidoptera
• Morphometrics
• Phylogenetic Analysis.
• Behavior and Ethology
• Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
• Entomology
• Evolution

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https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1438

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-2454