Corrigendum: Loss of flight promotes beetle diversification
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In Fig. 2b of this Article, the distribution map for Necrodes littoralis was inadvertently duplicated under the label Necrophila brunnicollis. The correct version of Fig. 2 appears below.
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Loss of flight promotes beetle diversification
The evolution of flight is a key innovation that may enable the extreme diversification of insects. Nonetheless, many species-rich, winged insect groups contain flightless lineages. The loss of flight may promote allopatric differentiation due to limited dispersal power and may result in a high speciation rate in the flightless lineage. Here we show that loss of flight accelerates allopatric sp...
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