The confounding effects of hybridization on phylogenetic estimation in the New Zealand cicada genus Kikihia

摘要

Graphical abstractDisplay OmittedHighlights?Tested validity of an unexpected “Westlandica” mitochondrial clade with nuclear loci.?Phylogenetic signal and pattern differ dramatically among nuclear genes but always weak on South Island.?No conflict between nuclear concatenation vs species trees from multiple methods.?Three nuclear species trees support major North Island but not South Island mitochondrial clades.AbstractPhylogenetic studies of multiple independently inherited nuclear genes considered in combination with patterns of inheritance of organelle DNA have provided considerable insight into the hist