02369nas a2200301   4500008004100000022001300041245009200054210006900146260001600215300001400231490000700245520145000252653001501702653002101717653002801738653001701766653001401783653002401797100002201821700002001843700002601863700002101889700001901910700002301929700002501952700002301977856006702000       2018                        eng d  a0020751900aHost and parasite morphology influence congruence between host and parasite phylogenies0 aHost and parasite morphology influence congruence between host a  cJan-07-2018  a641 - 6480 v483 a<p>Comparisons of host and parasite phylogenies often show varying degrees of phylogenetic congruence. However, few studies have rigorously explored the factors driving this variation. Multiple factors such as host or parasite morphology may govern the degree of phylogenetic congruence. An ideal analysis for understanding the factors correlated with congruence would focus on a diverse host&ndash;parasite system for increased variation and statistical power. In this study, we focused on the Brueelia-complex, a diverse and widespread group of feather lice that primarily parasitise songbirds. We generated a molecular phy- logeny of the lice and compared this tree with a phylogeny of their avian hosts. We also tested for the contribution of each host&ndash;parasite association to the overall congruence. The two trees overall were sig- nificantly congruent, but the contribution of individual associations to this congruence varied. To under- stand this variation, we developed a novel approach to test whether host, parasite or biogeographic factors were statistically associated with patterns of congruence. Both host plumage dimorphism and parasite ecomorphology were associated with patterns of congruence, whereas host body size, other plu- mage traits and biogeography were not. Our results lay the framework for future studies to further elu- cidate how these factors influence the process of host&ndash;parasite coevolution.</p>
10aAvian lice10aBrueelia complex10acophylogenetic analysis10acospeciation10aEctomorph10asexual dichromatism1 aSweet, Andrew, D.1 aBush, Sarah, E.1 aGustafsson, Daniel, R1 aAllen, Julie, M.1 aDiBlasi, Emily1 aSkeen, Heather, R.1 aWeckstein, Jason, D.1 aJohnson, Kevin, P.  uhttps://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0020751918300596