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Carlos Patron-Rivero1, Carlos Yañez-Arenas1

  • 1Laboratorio de Ecología Geográfica, Unidad de Conservación de la Biodiversidad, UMDI-Sisal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Sierra Papacal, Yucatán 97302, México.

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We developed a new machine learning method using Graph Autoencoders (GAE) to identify distinct morphotypes in cryptic lineages. This approach reveals hidden phenotypic structures, improving taxonomic and evolutionary studies.

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  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Computational Biology
  • Taxonomy

Background:

  • Delimiting morphotypes in cryptic lineages is difficult due to limitations of traditional statistical methods in capturing complex phenotypic variations.
  • Existing models often treat biological specimens as independent data points, failing to account for intricate relationships within morphological data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce an unsupervised machine learning framework for mapping high-dimensional morphospaces.
  • To address the challenge of identifying morphotypes in cryptic lineages by analyzing complex, non-linear phenotypic variations.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a framework coupling Graph Autoencoders (GAE) with community detection algorithms.
  • Represented morphological data as a network using a k-nearest neighbor graph to capture topological relationships.
  • Applied the pipeline to 484 Neotropical pitviper specimens (Porthidium) using 21 linear and pholidosis traits.

Main Results:

  • The GAE identified 12 distinct morphotypes with high structural modularity (Q = 0.6973).
  • The discovered morphotypes showed limited concordance with current taxonomic boundaries (NMI = 0.2812).
  • The unsupervised approach revealed a complex morphological structure not apparent through traditional methods.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed GAE framework offers an objective and scalable method for exploring phenotypic structure in complex datasets.
  • This approach is particularly valuable for investigating cryptic lineages with ambiguous morphological boundaries.
  • The framework serves as a complementary tool for integrative taxonomy and evolutionary studies.