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Data summarizing the evolution of geographic ranges in Ponerinae ants using an old ill-calibrated phylogeny for illustrative purposes

Source: R/datasets_doc.R
Ponerinae_biogeo_data_old_calib.Rd

A list containing geographic ranges data of Ponerinae mapped on the old ill-calibrated phylogeny, modeled with R package BioGeoBEARS. Ranges are labeled between "Old World" (O) and New World (N). This object was obtained with prepare_trait_data(). The phylogeny used is also NOT a properly time-calibrated phylogeny. It uses an ill-designed old calibration for illustrative purposes.

Source: Doré, M., Borowiec, M. L., Branstetter, M. G., Camacho, G. P., Fisher, B. L., Longino, J. T., Ward, P. S., Blaimer, B. B. (2025). Evolutionary history of ponerine ants highlights how the timing of dispersal events shapes modern biodiversity. Nature Communications, 16, 8297. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63709-3

Usage

data(Ponerinae_biogeo_data_old_calib)

Format

A list with 6 elements.

Details

A list of five objects containing information on the evolution of feeding habits in eels. This object was obtained with prepare_trait_data().

  • $densityMaps List of objects of class "densityMap that contains a phylogenetic tree and associated mapping of probability to harbor a given range along branches. The list contains only a "densityMap per unique areas because split_multi_area_ranges was set to TRUE. In this case, unique areas are "N" (= "New World") and "O" (= "Old World)

  • $densityMaps_all_ranges List of objects of class "densityMap that contains a phylogenetic tree and associated mapping of probability to harbor a given range along branches. The list contains one "densityMap per range found along branches during the simulated biogeographic histories. Here those ranges are "N" (= "New World"), "O" (= "Old World), and "NO" for multi-area ranges encompassing both regions.

  • $trait_data_type Character string. Record the type of trait data. Here: "biogeographic".

  • $ace Numerical matrix that record the posterior probabilities of ancestral ranges estimated at internal nodes. Only unique areas (i.e., "N" and "O") are considered among the ranges. Multi-area ranges (i.e., "NO") have been split among unique ranges. Rows are internal nodes. Columns are ranges. Values are posterior probabilities of each range per node.

  • $ace_all_ranges Numerical matrix that record the posterior probabilities of ancestral ranges estimated at internal nodes. All ranges observed along branches during the simulated biogeographic histories are present (i.e., "N", "O", and "NO"). Rows are internal nodes. Columns are ranges. Values are posterior probabilities of each range per node.

  • $model_selection_df Data.frame that summarizes model comparisons used to select the best fitting model.

References

Doré, M., Borowiec, M. L., Branstetter, M. G., Camacho, G. P., Fisher, B. L., Longino, J. T., Ward, P. S., Blaimer, B. B. (2025). Evolutionary history of ponerine ants highlights how the timing of dispersal events shapes modern biodiversity. Nature Communications, 16, 8297. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63709-3

See also

prepare_trait_data()