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The non-dereliction in evolution: Trophic specialisation drives convergence in the radiation of red devil spiders (Araneae: Dysderidae) in the Canary Islands
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Natural selection plays a key role in deterministic evolution, as clearly illustrated by the multiple cases of repeated evolution of ecomorphological characters observed in adaptive radiations. Unlike most spiders, Dysdera species display a high variability of cheliceral morphologies, which has been suggested to reflect different levels of specialization to feed on isopods. In this study, we integrate geometric morphometrics and experimental trials with a fully resolved phylogeny of the highly diverse endemic species from the Canary Islands to 1) quantitatively delimit the different cheliceral morphotypes present in the archipelago, 2) test their association with trophic specialization, as reported for continental species, 3) reconstruct the evolution of these ecomorphs throughout the diversification of the group, 4) test the hypothesis of convergent evolution of the different morphotypes, and 5) examine whether specialization constitutes a case of evolutionary irreversibility in this group. We show the existence of 9 cheliceral morphotypes and uncovered their significance for trophic ecology. Further, we demonstrate that similar ecomorphs evolved multiple times in the archipelago, providing a novel study system to explain how convergent evolution and irreversibility due to specialization may be combined to shape phenotypic diversification in adaptive radiations. [Adaptive radiation; convergent evolution; ecological specialization; geometric morphometrics; irreversibility; mitogenomics; phylogenetic comparative methods.]
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BELLVERT BANTÍ, Adrià, ADRIÁN-SERRANO, Silvia, MACIÁS-HERNÁNDEZ, Nuria, TOFT, Søren, KALIONTZOPOULOU, Antigoni, ARNEDO LOMBARTE, Miquel àngel. The non-dereliction in evolution: Trophic specialisation drives convergence in the radiation of red devil spiders (Araneae: Dysderidae) in the Canary Islands. _Systematic Biology_. 2023. Vol. 72, núm. 5, pàgs. 998-1012. [consulta: 29 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 1063-5157. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/207636]