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Priors and Posteriors in Bayesian Timing of Divergence Analyses: The Age of Butterflies Revisited.


ABSTRACT: The need for robust estimates of times of divergence is essential for downstream analyses, yet assessing this robustness is still rare. We generated a time-calibrated genus-level phylogeny of butterflies (Papilionoidea), including 994 taxa, up to 10 gene fragments and an unprecedented set of 12 fossils and 10 host-plant node calibration points. We compared marginal priors and posterior distributions to assess the relative importance of the former on the latter. This approach revealed a strong influence of the set of priors on the root age but for most calibrated nodes posterior distributions shifted from the marginal prior, indicating significant information in the molecular data set. Using a very conservative approach we estimated an origin of butterflies at 107.6 Ma, approximately equivalent to the latest Early Cretaceous, with a credibility interval ranging from 89.5 Ma (mid Late Cretaceous) to 129.5 Ma (mid Early Cretaceous). In addition, we tested the effects of changing fossil calibration priors, tree prior, different sets of calibrations and different sampling fractions but our estimate remained robust to these alternative assumptions. With 994 genera, this tree provides a comprehensive source of secondary calibrations for studies on butterflies.

SUBMITTER: Chazot N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6893297 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Priors and Posteriors in Bayesian Timing of Divergence Analyses: The Age of Butterflies Revisited.

Chazot Nicolas N   Wahlberg Niklas N   Freitas André Victor Lucci AVL   Mitter Charles C   Labandeira Conrad C   Sohn Jae-Cheon JC   Sahoo Ranjit Kumar RK   Seraphim Noemy N   de Jong Rienk R   Heikkilä Maria M  

Systematic biology 20190901 5


The need for robust estimates of times of divergence is essential for downstream analyses, yet assessing this robustness is still rare. We generated a time-calibrated genus-level phylogeny of butterflies (Papilionoidea), including 994 taxa, up to 10 gene fragments and an unprecedented set of 12 fossils and 10 host-plant node calibration points. We compared marginal priors and posterior distributions to assess the relative importance of the former on the latter. This approach revealed a strong in  ...[more]

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