Testing relationships between multiple regional features and biogeographic processes of speciation, extinction, and dispersal

The spatial and environmental features of regions where clades are evolving are expected to impact biogeographic processes such as speciation, extinction, and dispersal. Any number of regional features (such as altitude, distance, area, etc.) may be directly or indirectly related to these processes. For example, it may be that distances or differences in altitude or both may limit dispersal rates. However, it is difficult to disentangle which features are most strongly related to rates of different processes. Here, we present an extensible Multi-feature Feature-Informed GeoSSE (MultiFIG) model that allows for the simultaneous investigation of any number of regional features. MultiFIG provides a conceptual framework for incorporating large numbers of features of different types, including categorical, quantitative, within-region, and between-region features, along with a mathematical framework for translating those features into biogeographic rates for statistical hypothesis testing. Usi..., This dataset contains a simulation study performed using R and RevBayes. It consists of simulated regional feature values, simulated phylogenetic trees and present-day species ranges, and output from analyses with the MultiFIG model. The dataset also contains files relevant to a MultiFIG analysis of Liolaemus. Finally, the dataset contains PDF versions of figures and supplemental figures., The data files can be opened with any text editor. For visualization, trees and logfiles can be opened in Tracer. Plots can be opened by any PDF reader., ## Testing relationships between multiple regional features and biogeographic processes of speciation, extinction, and dispersal

This dataset is associated with Swiston & Landis 2023 ([https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.19.545613](https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.19.545613)). It contains two major elements. First is a simulation study performed using R and RevBayes associated with the validation of the MultiFIG model. Here, we provide simulated regional feature values, simulated phylogenetic trees and present-day species ranges, and output from analyses with the MultiFIG model. Second is an empirical analysis of the Liolaemus genus under the MultiFIG model. We also provide figures and supplemental figures associated with the manuscript.

Description of the data and file structure

Overview: The **code** .zip file contains all of the scripts necessary for generating and analyzing simulations for the simulation study (**sim**), running the empirical analysis of *Liolaemus* (**emp**), and...