Influencia de los eventos climáticos y tectónicos del Cenozoico sobre los procesos macroevolutivos en Papilionidae (insecta: Lepidoptera)

Abstract

Since the beginning of modern natural sciences, papillionids (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) aroused great interest due to their large size and coloration, making them one of the most and best-studied groups among invertebrates. This knowledge, together with new analytical methodologies, has allowed to delve into its diversity patterns and their causes. However, the disparity of approaches and scales that have marked their study, together with their meager fossil record, have reduced the number of studies focused on the paleoecology and the evolution of Papilionidae.This doctoral thesis focuses on the study of the various macroecological and macroevolutionary patterns and processes that occurred in Papilionidae in relation to climate changes and geological processes of the Cenozoic. This thesis has integrated all the available information on the distribution and ecological affinities of the species that make up the group to model the main evolutionary processes responsible for the patterns of wealth and ecological disparity observable in the family...