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Fonseca EM, Carstens BC. Artificial intelligence enables unified analysis of historical and landscape influences on genetic diversity. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2024; 198:108116. [PMID: 38871263 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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While genetic variation in any species is potentially shaped by a range of processes, phylogeography and landscape genetics are largely concerned with inferring how environmental conditions and landscape features impact neutral intraspecific diversity. However, even as both disciplines have come to utilize SNP data over the last decades, analytical approaches have remained for the most part focused on either broad-scale inferences of historical processes (phylogeography) or on more localized inferences about environmental and/or landscape features (landscape genetics). Here we demonstrate that an artificial intelligence model-based analytical framework can consider both deeper historical factors and landscape-level processes in an integrated analysis. We implement this framework using data collected from two Brazilian anurans, the Brazilian sibilator frog (Leptodactylus troglodytes) and granular toad (Rhinella granulosa). Our results indicate that historical demographic processes shape most the genetic variation in the sibulator frog, while landscape processes primarily influence variation in the granular toad. The machine learning framework used here allows both historical and landscape processes to be considered equally, rather than requiring researchers to make an a priori decision about which factors are important.
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- Emanuel M Fonseca
- Museum of Biological Diversity & Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, 1315 Kinnear Rd., Columbus OH 43212, USA
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- Museum of Biological Diversity & Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, 1315 Kinnear Rd., Columbus OH 43212, USA.
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Alexander N, de Flamingh A, Cosentino BJ, Schooley RL. Phylogenetic assessment within a species complex of a subterranean rodent (Geomys bursarius) with conservation implications for isolated subspecies. J Hered 2024; 115:565-574. [PMID: 38982643 PMCID: PMC11334213 DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esae035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024] Open
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Range contraction and expansion from glaciation have led to genetic divergence that may be particularly pronounced in fossorial species with low dispersal. The plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) is a fossorial species that ranges widely across North America but has a poorly understood phylogeny. We used mitogenomes (14,996 base pairs) from 56 individuals across seven subspecies, plus two outgroup species, to assess genetic divergence from minimum spanning trees, measure genetic distances, and infer phylogenetic trees using BEAST. We found G. b. wisconsinensis was monophyletic with recent divergence. Further assessment is needed for G. b. major because it was paraphyletic and exhibited inconsistent groupings with other clades. Importantly, we identified G. b. illinoensis as being genetically distinct and monophyletic likely due to a unique colonization event eastward across the Mississippi River. Because G. b. illinoensis faces continued pressures from niche reduction and habitat loss, we recommend that G. b. illinoensis be considered an evolutionary significant unit warranting conservation actions to promote connectivity and restore suitable habitat. Such conservation efforts should benefit other grassland species including those originating from clades west of the Mississippi River that may also be evolutionary significant units.
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- Nathan Alexander
- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Department of Biology, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY, United States
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, United States
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Lu Y, Shao Y, Cui W, Jia Z, Zhang Q, Zhao Q, Chen Z, Yan J, Chu B, Yuan J. Excessive Lipid Peroxidation in Uterine Epithelium Causes Implantation Failure and Pregnancy Loss. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2302887. [PMID: 38044324 PMCID: PMC10811501 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202302887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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The uterine epithelium undergoes a dramatic spatiotemporal transformation to enter a receptive state, involving a complex interaction between ovarian hormones and signals from stromal and epithelial cells. Redox homeostasis is critical for cellular physiological steady state; emerging evidence reveals that excessive lipid peroxides derail redox homeostasis, causing various diseases. However, the role of redox homeostasis in early pregnancy remains largely unknown. It is found that uterine deletion of Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), a key factor in repairing oxidative damage to lipids, confers defective implantation, leading to infertility. To further pinpoint Gpx4's role in different cell types, uterine epithelial-specific Gpx4 is deleted by a lactotransferrin (Ltf)-Cre driver; the resultant females are infertile, suggesting increased lipid peroxidation levels in uterine epithelium compromises receptivity and implantation. Lipid peroxidation inhibitor administration failed to rescue implantation due to carbonylation of major receptive-related proteins underlying high lipid reactive oxygen species. Intriguingly, superimposition of Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4 (ACSL4), an enzyme that promotes biosynthesis of phospholipid hydroperoxides, along with uterine epithelial GPX4 deletion, preserves reproductive capacity. This study reveals the pernicious impact of unbalanced redox signaling on embryo implantation and suggests the obliteration of lipid peroxides as a possible therapeutic approach to prevent implantation defects.
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- Yafang Lu
- Advanced Medical Research InstituteCheeloo College of MedicineShandong UniversityJinanShandong250012China
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- Center for Reproductive MedicineShandong UniversityJinanShandong250021China
- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology of Ministry of EducationShandong UniversityJinanShandong250021China
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- Department of Cell BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesCheeloo College of MedicineShandong UniversityJinanShandong250012China
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- Advanced Medical Research InstituteCheeloo College of MedicineShandong UniversityJinanShandong250012China
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- Center for Reproductive MedicineShandong UniversityJinanShandong250021China
- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology of Ministry of EducationShandong UniversityJinanShandong250021China
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- Center for Reproductive MedicineShandong UniversityJinanShandong250021China
- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology of Ministry of EducationShandong UniversityJinanShandong250021China
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- Center for Reproductive MedicineShandong UniversityJinanShandong250021China
- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology of Ministry of EducationShandong UniversityJinanShandong250021China
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- Center for Reproductive MedicineShandong UniversityJinanShandong250021China
- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology of Ministry of EducationShandong UniversityJinanShandong250021China
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- Department of Cell BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesCheeloo College of MedicineShandong UniversityJinanShandong250012China
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- Advanced Medical Research InstituteCheeloo College of MedicineShandong UniversityJinanShandong250012China
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Hollingsworth BD, Grubaugh ND, Lazzaro BP, Murdock CC. Leveraging insect-specific viruses to elucidate mosquito population structure and dynamics. PLoS Pathog 2023; 19:e1011588. [PMID: 37651317 PMCID: PMC10470969 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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Several aspects of mosquito ecology that are important for vectored disease transmission and control have been difficult to measure at epidemiologically important scales in the field. In particular, the ability to describe mosquito population structure and movement rates has been hindered by difficulty in quantifying fine-scale genetic variation among populations. The mosquito virome represents a possible avenue for quantifying population structure and movement rates across multiple spatial scales. Mosquito viromes contain a diversity of viruses, including several insect-specific viruses (ISVs) and "core" viruses that have high prevalence across populations. To date, virome studies have focused on viral discovery and have only recently begun examining viral ecology. While nonpathogenic ISVs may be of little public health relevance themselves, they provide a possible route for quantifying mosquito population structure and dynamics. For example, vertically transmitted viruses could behave as a rapidly evolving extension of the host's genome. It should be possible to apply established analytical methods to appropriate viral phylogenies and incidence data to generate novel approaches for estimating mosquito population structure and dispersal over epidemiologically relevant timescales. By studying the virome through the lens of spatial and genomic epidemiology, it may be possible to investigate otherwise cryptic aspects of mosquito ecology. A better understanding of mosquito population structure and dynamics are key for understanding mosquito-borne disease ecology and methods based on ISVs could provide a powerful tool for informing mosquito control programs.
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- Brandon D Hollingsworth
- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
- Cornell Institute for Host Microbe Interaction and Disease, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
- Cornell Institute for Host Microbe Interaction and Disease, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
- Cornell Institute for Host Microbe Interaction and Disease, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
- Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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Sosa CC, Arenas C, García-Merchán VH. Human Population Density Influences Genetic Diversity of Two Rattus Species Worldwide: A Macrogenetic Approach. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:1442. [PMID: 37510346 PMCID: PMC10379283 DOI: 10.3390/genes14071442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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On a planet experiencing constant human population growth, it is necessary to explore the anthropogenic effects on the genetic diversity of species, and specifically invasive species. Using an analysis that integrates comparative phylogeography, urban landscape genetics, macrogenetics and a systematic review, we explore the worldwide genetic diversity of the human commensal and anthropogenic species Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus. Based on metadata obtained considering 35 selected studies related to observed heterozygosity, measured by nuclear molecular markers (microsatellites, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms-SNPs-, restrictition site-associated DNA sequencing -RAD-Seq-), socioeconomic and mobility anthropogenic factors were used as predictors of genetic diversity of R. rattus and R. norvegicus, using the Gini index, principal component analysis and Random Forest Regression as analysis methodology. Population density was on average the best predictor of genetic diversity in the Rattus species analyzed, indicating that the species respond in a particular way to the characteristics present in urban environments because of a combination of life history characteristics and human-mediated migration and colonization processes. To create better management and control strategies for these rodents and their associated diseases, it is necessary to fill the existing information gap in urban landscape genetics studies with more metadata repositories, with emphasis on tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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- Chrystian C Sosa
- Evolution, Ecology and Conservation Research Group-EECO, Biology Program, Faculty of Basic Sciences and Technologies, Universidad del Quindío, Armenia 630004, Colombia
- Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali 7 #40-62, Bogotá 110311, Colombia
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- Evolution, Ecology and Conservation Research Group-EECO, Biology Program, Faculty of Basic Sciences and Technologies, Universidad del Quindío, Armenia 630004, Colombia
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- Evolution, Ecology and Conservation Research Group-EECO, Biology Program, Faculty of Basic Sciences and Technologies, Universidad del Quindío, Armenia 630004, Colombia
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Wishingrad V, Thomson RC. Biogeographic inferences across spatial and evolutionary scales. Mol Ecol 2023; 32:2055-2070. [PMID: 36695049 DOI: 10.1111/mec.16861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The field of biogeography unites landscape genetics and phylogeography under a common conceptual framework. Landscape genetics traditionally focuses on recent-time, population-based, spatial genetics processes at small geographical scales, while phylogeography typically investigates deep past, lineage- and species-based processes at large geographical scales. Here, we evaluate the link between landscape genetics and phylogeographical methods using the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) as a model species. First, we conducted replicated landscape genetics studies across several geographical scales to investigate how population genetics inferences change depending on the spatial extent of the study area. Then, we carried out a phylogeographical study of population structure at two evolutionary scales informed by inferences derived from landscape genetics results to identify concordance and conflict between these sets of methods. We found significant concordance in landscape genetics processes at all but the largest geographical scale. Phylogeographical results indicate major clades are restricted to distinct river drainages or distinct hydrological regions. At a more recent timescale, we find minor clades are restricted to single river canyons in the majority of cases, while the remainder of river canyons include samples from at most two clades. Overall, the broad-scale pattern implicating stream and river valleys as key features linking populations in the landscape genetics results, and high degree of clade specificity within major topographic subdivisions in the phylogeographical results, is consistent. As landscape genetics and phylogeography share many of the same objectives, synthesizing theory, models and methods between these fields will help bring about a better understanding of ecological and evolutionary processes structuring genetic variation across space and time.
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- Van Wishingrad
- School of Life Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.,Hawai'i, Institute of Marine Biology, Kāne'ohe, Hawai'i, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Quiroga-Carmona M, D’Elía G. Climate influences the genetic structure and niche differentiation among populations of the olive field mouse Abrothrix olivacea (Cricetidae: Abrotrichini). Sci Rep 2022; 12:22395. [PMID: 36575268 PMCID: PMC9794701 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26937-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Even when environmental variation over time and space is commonly considered as an important driver of population divergence, few evaluations of intraspecific genetic variation explicitly assess whether observed structure has been caused by or is correlated with landscape heterogeneity. Several phylogeographic studies have characterized the mitochondrial diversity of Abrothrix olivacea, but none has incorporated landscape genetics analyses and ecological niche modeling, leaving a gap in the understanding of the species evolutionary history. Here, these aspects were addressed based on 186 single nucleotide polymorphisms, extracted from sequences of 801 bp of Cytb gene, gathered from 416 individuals collected at 103 localities in Argentina and Chile. Employing multivariate statistical analyses (gPCA, Mantel and Partial Mantel Tests, Procrustes Analysis, and RDA), associations between genetic differences and geographic and climatic distances were evaluated. Presence data was employed to estimate the potential geographic distribution of this species during historical and contemporary climatic scenarios, and to address differences among the climatic niches of their main mitochondrial lineages. The significant influence of landscape features in structuring mitochondrial variability was evidenced at different spatial scales, as well as the role of past climatic dynamics in driving geographic range shifts, mostly associated to Quaternary glaciations. Overall, these results suggest that throughout geographic range gene flow is unevenly influenced by climatic dissimilarity and the geographic distancing, and that studied lineages do not exhibit distributional signals of climatic niche conservatism. Additionally, genetic differentiation occurred by more complex evolutionary processes than mere disruption of gene flow or drift.
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- Marcial Quiroga-Carmona
- grid.7119.e0000 0004 0487 459XInstituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Campus Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile ,grid.7119.e0000 0004 0487 459XColección de Mamíferos, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Campus Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile ,grid.24434.350000 0004 1937 0060School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
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- grid.7119.e0000 0004 0487 459XInstituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Campus Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile ,grid.7119.e0000 0004 0487 459XColección de Mamíferos, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Campus Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile
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Crameri S, Fior S, Zoller S, Widmer A. A target capture approach for phylogenomic analyses at multiple evolutionary timescales in rosewoods (Dalbergia spp.) and the legume family (Fabaceae). Mol Ecol Resour 2022; 22:3087-3105. [PMID: 35689779 PMCID: PMC9796917 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Understanding the genetic changes associated with the evolution of biological diversity is of fundamental interest to molecular ecologists. The assessment of genetic variation at hundreds or thousands of unlinked genetic loci forms a sound basis to address questions ranging from micro- to macroevolutionary timescales, and is now possible thanks to advances in sequencing technology. Major difficulties are associated with (i) the lack of genomic resources for many taxa, especially from tropical biodiversity hotspots; (ii) scaling the numbers of individuals analysed and loci sequenced; and (iii) building tools for reproducible bioinformatic analyses of such data sets. To address these challenges, we developed target capture probes for genomic studies of the highly diverse, pantropically distributed and economically significant rosewoods (Dalbergia spp.), explored the performance of an overlapping probe set for target capture across the legume family (Fabaceae), and built the general purpose bioinformatic pipeline CaptureAl. Phylogenomic analyses of Malagasy Dalbergia species yielded highly resolved and well supported hypotheses of evolutionary relationships. Population genomic analyses identified differences between closely related species and revealed the existence of a potentially new species, suggesting that the diversity of Malagasy Dalbergia species has been underestimated. Analyses at the family level corroborated previous findings by the recovery of monophyletic subfamilies and many well-known clades, as well as high levels of gene tree discordance, especially near the root of the family. The new genomic and bioinformatic resources, including the Fabaceae1005 and Dalbergia2396 probe sets, will hopefully advance systematics and ecological genetics research in legumes, and promote conservation of the highly diverse and endangered Dalbergia rosewoods.
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- Simon Crameri
- Institute of Integrative BiologyETH ZurichZürichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Integrative BiologyETH ZurichZürichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Integrative BiologyETH ZurichZürichSwitzerland
- Genetic Diversity Centre (GDC)ETH ZurichZürichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Integrative BiologyETH ZurichZürichSwitzerland
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Wenner SM, Murphy MA, Delaney KS, Pauly GB, Richmond JQ, Fisher RN, Robertson JM. Natural and anthropogenic landscape factors shape functional connectivity of an ecological specialist in urban Southern California. Mol Ecol 2022; 31:5214-5230. [PMID: 35962747 PMCID: PMC9826396 DOI: 10.1111/mec.16656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Identifying how natural (i.e., unaltered by human activity) and anthropogenic landscape variables influence contemporary functional connectivity in terrestrial organisms can elucidate the genetic consequences of environmental change. We examine population genetic structure and functional connectivity among populations of a declining species, the Blainville's horned lizard (Phrynosoma blainvillii), in the urbanized landscape of the Greater Los Angeles Area in Southern California, USA. Using single nucleotide polymorphism data, we assessed genetic structure among populations occurring at the interface of two abutting evolutionary lineages, and at a fine scale among habitat fragments within the heavily urbanized area. Based on the ecology of P. blainvillii, we predicted which environmental variables influence population structure and gene flow and used gravity models to distinguish among hypotheses to best explain population connectivity. Our results show evidence of admixture between two evolutionary lineages and strong population genetic structure across small habitat fragments. We also show that topography, microclimate, and soil and vegetation types are important predictors of functional connectivity, and that anthropogenic disturbance, including recent fire history and urban development, are key factors impacting contemporary population dynamics. Examining how natural and anthropogenic sources of landscape variation affect contemporary population genetics is critical to understanding how to best manage sensitive species in a rapidly changing landscape.
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- Sarah M. Wenner
- Department of BiologyCalifornia State UniversityNorthridgeCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Program in EcologyUniversity of WyomingLaramieWyomingUSA
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- Department of BiologyCalifornia State UniversityNorthridgeCaliforniaUSA,Natural History Museum of Los Angeles CountyLos AngelesCaliforniaUSA
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- US Geological SurveyWestern Ecological Research CenterSan DiegoCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of BiologyCalifornia State UniversityNorthridgeCaliforniaUSA,Natural History Museum of Los Angeles CountyLos AngelesCaliforniaUSA
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Marske KA, Boyer SL. Phylogeography reveals the complex impact of the Last Glacial Maximum on New Zealand’s terrestrial biota. J R Soc N Z 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2079682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Biology Department, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, USA
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Shepherd L, Simon C, Langton-Myers S, Morgan-Richards M. Insights into Aotearoa New Zealand’s biogeographic history provided by the study of natural hybrid zones. J R Soc N Z 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2061020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Lara Shepherd
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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Moussa M, Choulak S, Rhouma‐Chatti S, Chatti N, Said K. First insight of genetic diversity, phylogeographic relationships, and population structure of marine sponge Chondrosia reniformis from the eastern and western Mediterranean coasts of Tunisia. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e8494. [PMID: 35136554 PMCID: PMC8809441 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite the strategic localization of Tunisia in the Mediterranean Sea, no phylogeographic study on sponges has been investigated along its shores. The demosponge Chondrosia reniformis, descript only morphologically along Tunisian coasts, was chosen to estimate the influence of natural oceanographic and biogeographic barriers on its genetic differentiation and its Phylogeography. The cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene was amplified and analyzed for 70 Mediterranean Chondrosia reniformis, collected from eight localities in Tunisia. Polymorphism results revealed high values of haplotype diversity (H d) and very low nucleotide diversity (π). Thus, these results suggest that our sponge populations of C. reniformis may have undergone a bottleneck followed by rapid demographic expansion. This suggestion is strongly confirmed by the results of neutrality tests and "mismatch distribution." The important number of haplotypes between localities and the high genetic differentiation (F st ranged from 0.590 to 0.788) of the current C. reniformis populations could be maintained by the limited gene flow Nm (0.10-0.18). Both haplotype Network and the biogeographic analysis showed a structured distribution according to the geographic origin. C. reniformis populations are subdivided into two major clades: Western and Eastern Mediterranean. This pattern seems to be associated with the well-known discontinuous biogeographic area: the Siculo-Tunisian Strait, which separates two water bodies circulating with different hydrological, physical, and chemical characteristics. The short dispersal of pelagic larvae of C. reniformis and the marine bio-geographic barrier created high differentiation among populations. Additionally, it is noteworthy to mention that the "Mahres/Kerkennah" group diverged from Eastern groups in a single sub-clade. This result was expected, the region Mahres/Kerkennah, presented a particular marine environment.
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- Maha Moussa
- Laboratory of Genetics, Biodiversity, and Bioresources Valorization (LR11ES41)Higher Institute of Biotechnology of MonastirUniversity of MonastirMonastirTunisia
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Biodiversity, and Bioresources Valorization (LR11ES41)Higher Institute of Biotechnology of MonastirUniversity of MonastirMonastirTunisia
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Biodiversity, and Bioresources Valorization (LR11ES41)Higher Institute of Biotechnology of MonastirUniversity of MonastirMonastirTunisia
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Biodiversity, and Bioresources Valorization (LR11ES41)Higher Institute of Biotechnology of MonastirUniversity of MonastirMonastirTunisia
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Biodiversity, and Bioresources Valorization (LR11ES41)Higher Institute of Biotechnology of MonastirUniversity of MonastirMonastirTunisia
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Sousa R, Vasconcelos J, Vera-Escalona I, Pinto AR, Hawkins SJ, Freitas M, Delgado J, González JA, Riera R. Pleistocene expansion, anthropogenic pressure and ocean currents: Disentangling the past and ongoing evolutionary history of Patella aspera Röding, 1798 in the archipelago of Madeira. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 172:105485. [PMID: 34715642 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Revised: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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AIMS Rising sea-level following the Last Glacial Maximum lead to fragmentation of coastal limpet populations between islands of the Archipelago of Madeira. This fragmentation is reinforced by recent heavy exploitation reducing effective population size on Madeira Island. We use the limpet P. aspera to understand how the role of processes at different time scales (i.e. changes in the sea level and overexploitation) can influence the genetic composition of an extant species, relating these processes to reproductive phenology and seasonal shifts in ocean currents. LOCATION Madeira Island, Porto Santo and Desertas (Archipelago of Madeira, NE Atlantic Ocean). TAXON The limpet Patella aspera. METHODS Twelve microsatellite genetic markers were used. A power analysis was used to evaluate the power of the microsatellite markers to detect a signal of population differentiation. Long-term past migrations were assessed using a Bayesian Markov Montecarlo approach in the software MIGRATE-n to estimate mutation-scaled migration rates (M = m/μ; m, probability of a lineage immigrating per generation; μ, mutation rate). Two scenarios were evaluated using an Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) in the software DIYABC 2.1 (i) Scenario 1: considered a population scenario from a reduced Ne at time t3 to a higher Ne at time t2; and (ii) Scenario 2 considering a reduction of Ne from a time t3 to a time t2. RESULTS Colonization of the archipelago by Portuguese settlers six centuries ago probably led to an important decrease in the genetic diversity of the species (Ne). Contemporary gene flow strongly support a pattern of high asymmetric connectivity explained by the reproductive phenology of the species and spatio-temporal seasonal changes in the ocean currents. Spatio-temporal reconstructions using Bayesian methods, including coalescent and Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) approaches, suggest changes in the migration patterns from highly symmetric to highly asymmetric connectivity with subtle population differentiation as consequence of post-glacial maximum sea level rise during the Holocene. MAIN CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that anthropogenic activity could have had serious effects on the genetic diversity of heavily exploited littoral species since the end of the Pleistocene, probably accelerating in recent years.
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- Ricardo Sousa
- Observatório Oceânico da Madeira, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (OOM/ARDITI) - Edifício Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Direção Regional do Mar (DRM)/ Direção de Serviços de Monitorização, Estudos e Investigação do Mar (DSEIMar), 9004-562, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), Edifício Madeira Tecnopolo Piso 0, Caminho da Penteada, 9020-105, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), Edifício Madeira Tecnopolo Piso 0, Caminho da Penteada, 9020-105, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Faculdade de Ciências de Vida, Universidade da Madeira, Campus Universitário da Madeira, Caminho da Penteada, 9020-020, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Casilla 297, Concepción, Chile
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- CIBAS, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Casilla 297, Concepción, Chile; IU-ECOAQUA, Group of Biodiversity and Conservation (BIOCON), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Direção Regional do Mar (DRM)/ Direção de Serviços de Monitorização, Estudos e Investigação do Mar (DSEIMar), 9004-562, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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- Marine Biological Association of the UK, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK; School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
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- Observatório Oceânico da Madeira, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (OOM/ARDITI) - Edifício Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Direção Regional do Mar (DRM)/ Direção de Serviços de Monitorização, Estudos e Investigação do Mar (DSEIMar), 9004-562, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), Edifício Madeira Tecnopolo Piso 0, Caminho da Penteada, 9020-105, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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- Direção Regional do Mar (DRM)/ Direção de Serviços de Monitorização, Estudos e Investigação do Mar (DSEIMar), 9004-562, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR/CIMAR), Porto, Portugal
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- Ecología Marina Aplicada y Pesquerías (i-UNAT), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Casilla 297, Concepción, Chile; IU-ECOAQUA, Group of Biodiversity and Conservation (BIOCON), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
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Phylogeography of the Rough Greensnake, Opheodrys aestivus (Squamata: Colubridae), Using Multilocus Sanger Sequence and Genomic ddRADseq Data. J HERPETOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1670/20-040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Cárcamo-Tejer V, Vila I, Llanquín-Rosas F, Sáez-Arteaga A, Guerrero-Jiménez C. Phylogeography of high Andean killifishes Orestias (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae) in Caquena and Lauca sub-basins of the Altiplano (Chile): mitochondrial and nuclear analysis of an endangered fish. PeerJ 2021; 9:e11917. [PMID: 34484986 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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From the early Miocene, the uplift of the Andes Mountains, intense volcanic activity and the occurrence of successive periods of dryness and humidity would have differentially influenced the modification of Altiplano watersheds, and consequently the evolutionary history of the taxa that live there. We analyzed Orestias populations from the Caquena and Lauca Altiplanic sub-basins of northern Chile to determine their genetic differentiation and relationship to their geographical distribution using mitochondrial (D-loop) and nuclear (microsatellite) molecular markers and to reconstruct its biogeographic history on these sub-basins. The results allowed reconstructing and reevaluating the evolutionary history of the genus in the area; genic diversity and differentiation together with different founding genetic groups suggest that Orestias have been spread homogeneously in the study area and would have experienced local disturbances that promoted isolation and diversification in restricted zones of their distribution.
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- Violeta Cárcamo-Tejer
- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Temuco, Región de la Araucanía, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Temuco, Región de la Araucanía, Chile
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Welke CA, Graham B, Conover RR, Rivers JW, Burg TM. Habitat-linked genetic structure for white-crowned sparrow ( Zonotrichia leucophrys): Local factors shape population genetic structure. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:11700-11717. [PMID: 34522334 PMCID: PMC8427623 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Ecological, environmental, and geographic factors all influence genetic structure. Species with broad distributions are ideal systems because they cover a range of ecological and environmental conditions allowing us to test which components predict genetic structure. This study presents a novel, broad geographic approach using molecular markers, morphology, and habitat modeling to investigate rangewide and local barriers causing contemporary genetic differentiation within the geographical range of three white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) subspecies: Z. l. gambelii, Z. l. oriantha, and Z. l. pugetensis. Three types of genetic markers showed geographic distance between sampling sites, elevation, and ecosystem type are key factors contributing to population genetic structure. Microsatellite markers revealed white-crowned sparrows do not group by subspecies, but instead indicated four groupings at a rangewide scale and two groupings based on coniferous and deciduous ecosystems at a local scale. Our analyses of morphological variation also revealed habitat differences; sparrows from deciduous ecosystems are larger than individuals from coniferous ecosystems based on principal component analyses. Habitat modeling showed isolation by distance was prevalent in describing genetic structure, but isolation by resistance also had a small but significant influence. Not only do these findings have implications concerning the accuracy of subspecies delineations, they also highlight the critical role of local factors such as habitat in shaping contemporary population genetic structure of species with high dispersal ability.
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- Catherine A. Welke
- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of LethbridgeLethbridgeABCanada
- Department of BiologyThe King's UniversityEdmontonABCanada
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of LethbridgeLethbridgeABCanada
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- Department of Natural SciencesPaul Smith's CollegePaul SmithsNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Forest Engineering, Resources, and ManagementOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of LethbridgeLethbridgeABCanada
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The rapidly emerging field of macrogenetics focuses on analysing publicly accessible genetic datasets from thousands of species to explore large-scale patterns and predictors of intraspecific genetic variation. Facilitated by advances in evolutionary biology, technology, data infrastructure, statistics and open science, macrogenetics addresses core evolutionary hypotheses (such as disentangling environmental and life-history effects on genetic variation) with a global focus. Yet, there are important, often overlooked, limitations to this approach and best practices need to be considered and adopted if macrogenetics is to continue its exciting trajectory and reach its full potential in fields such as biodiversity monitoring and conservation. Here, we review the history of this rapidly growing field, highlight knowledge gaps and future directions, and provide guidelines for further research.
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Edwards SV, Robin V, Ferrand N, Moritz C. The evolution of comparative phylogeography: putting the geography (and more) into comparative population genomics. Genome Biol Evol 2021; 14:6339579. [PMID: 34347070 PMCID: PMC8743039 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evab176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Comparative population genomics is an ascendant field using genomic comparisons between species to draw inferences about forces regulating genetic variation. Comparative phylogeography, by contrast, focuses on the shared lineage histories of species codistributed geographically and is decidedly organismal in perspective. Comparative phylogeography is approximately 35 years old, and, by some metrics, is showing signs of reduced growth. Here, we contrast the goals and methods of comparative population genomics and comparative phylogeography and argue that comparative phylogeography offers an important perspective on evolutionary history that succeeds in integrating genomics with landscape evolution in ways that complement the suprageographic perspective of comparative population genomics. Focusing primarily on terrestrial vertebrates, we review the history of comparative phylogeography, its milestones and ongoing conceptual innovations, its increasingly global focus, and its status as a bridge between landscape genomics and the process of speciation. We also argue that, as a science with a strong “sense of place,” comparative phylogeography offers abundant “place-based” educational opportunities with its focus on geography and natural history, as well as opportunities for collaboration with local communities and indigenous peoples. Although comparative phylogeography does not yet require whole-genome sequencing for many of its goals, we conclude that it nonetheless plays an important role in grounding our interpretation of genetic variation in the fundamentals of geography and Earth history.
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- Scott V Edwards
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.,Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Karakambadi Road, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, 517507, India
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- CIBIO/InBIO, Laboratório Associado, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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- Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
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Ecological adaptation drives wood frog population divergence in life history traits. Heredity (Edinb) 2021; 126:790-804. [PMID: 33536638 PMCID: PMC8102587 DOI: 10.1038/s41437-021-00409-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Phenotypic variation among populations is thought to be generated from spatial heterogeneity in environments that exert selection pressures that overcome the effects of gene flow and genetic drift. Here, we tested for evidence of isolation by distance or by ecology (i.e., ecological adaptation) to generate variation in early life history traits and phenotypic plasticity among 13 wood frog populations spanning 1200 km and 7° latitude. We conducted a common garden experiment and related trait variation to an ecological gradient derived from an ecological niche model (ENM) validated to account for population density variation. Shorter larval periods, smaller body weight, and relative leg lengths were exhibited by populations with colder mean annual temperatures, greater precipitation, and less seasonality in precipitation and higher population density (high-suitability ENM values). After accounting for neutral genetic variation, the QST-FST analysis supported ecological selection as the key process generating population divergence. Further, the relationship between ecology and traits was dependent upon larval density. Specifically, high-suitability/high-density populations in the northern part of the range were better at coping with greater conspecific competition, evidenced by greater postmetamorphic survival and no difference in body weight when reared under stressful conditions of high larval density. Our results support that both climate and competition selection pressures drive clinal variation in larval and metamorphic traits in this species. Range-wide studies like this one are essential for accurate predictions of population's responses to ongoing ecological change.
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De AK, Sawhney S, Bhattacharya D, Sujatha T, Sunder J, Ponraj P, Ravi SK, Mondal S, Malakar D, Kundu A. Origin, genetic diversity and evolution of Andaman local duck, a native duck germplasm of an insular region of India. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0245138. [PMID: 33561119 PMCID: PMC7872295 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Domestic ducks are of paramount importance as a cheap source of protein in rural India. Andaman local duck (ALD) is an indigenous avian genetic resource of Andaman and Nicobar islands (ANI) and is mainly distributed in Middle and Northern parts of these islands. Negligence has brought this breed on the edge of extinction necessitating immediate conservation efforts. Here, we report the genetic diversity, population structure and matrilineal genetic root of ALD. Partial mtDNA D-loop sequences were analyzed in 71 ALD samples and analysis revealed 19 polymorphic sites and 13 haplotypes. Estimated haplotype (Hd ± SD) and nucleotide diversity (π ± SD) were 0.881 ± 0.017 and 0.00897 ± 0.00078 respectively. The high genetic diversity of ALD indicates introgression of genetic material from other local duck breeds. In addition, it can be postulated that ALD bearing high genetic diversity has strong ability to adapt to environmental changes and can withstand impending climate change. Phylogenetic and network analysis indicate that ALD falls under Eurasian clade of mallard and ALD forms three clusters; one cluster is phylogenetically close to Southeast Asian countries, one close to Southern part of mainland India and the third one forms an independent cluster. Therefore, ALD might have migrated either from Southeast Asian countries which enjoy a close cultural bondage with ANI from time immemorial or from Southern part of India. The independent cluster may have evolved locally in these islands and natural selection pressure imposed by environmental conditions might be the driving force for evaluation of these duck haplotypes; which mimics Darwin's theory of natural selection. The results of the study will be beneficial for formulating future breeding programme and conservation strategy towards sustainable development of the duck breed.
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- Arun Kumar De
- Animal Science Division, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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- Animal Science Division, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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- Animal Science Division, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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- Animal Science Division, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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- Animal Science Division, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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- Animal Science Division, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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- Animal Science Division, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- Animal Science Division, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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Cruzan MB, Hendrickson EC. Landscape Genetics of Plants: Challenges and Opportunities. PLANT COMMUNICATIONS 2020; 1:100100. [PMID: 33367263 PMCID: PMC7748010 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2020.100100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Dispersal is one of the most important but least understood processes in plant ecology and evolutionary biology. Dispersal of seeds maintains and establishes populations, and pollen and seed dispersal are responsible for gene flow within and among populations. Traditional views of dispersal and gene flow assume models that are governed solely by geographic distance and do not account for variation in dispersal vector behavior in response to heterogenous landscapes. Landscape genetics integrates population genetics with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to evaluate the effects of landscape features on gene flow patterns (effective dispersal). Surprisingly, relatively few landscape genetic studies have been conducted on plants. Plants present advantages because their populations are stationary, allowing more reliable estimates of the effects of landscape features on effective dispersal rates. On the other hand, plant dispersal is intrinsically complex because it depends on the habitat preferences of the plant and its pollen and seed dispersal vectors. We discuss strategies to assess the separate contributions of pollen and seed movement to effective dispersal and to delineate the effects of plant habitat quality from those of landscape features that affect vector behavior. Preliminary analyses of seed dispersal for three species indicate that isolation by landscape resistance is a better predictor of the rates and patterns of dispersal than geographic distance. Rates of effective dispersal are lower in areas of high plant habitat quality, which may be due to the effects of the shape of the dispersal kernel or to movement behaviors of biotic vectors. Landscape genetic studies in plants have the potential to provide novel insights into the process of gene flow among populations and to improve our understanding of the behavior of biotic and abiotic dispersal vectors in response to heterogeneous landscapes.
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Marske KA, Thomaz AT, Knowles LL. Dispersal barriers and opportunities drive multiple levels of phylogeographic concordance in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. Mol Ecol 2020; 29:4665-4679. [PMID: 32991032 DOI: 10.1111/mec.15655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Phylogeographic concordance, or the sharing of phylogeographic patterns among codistributed species, suggests similar responses to topography or climatic history. While the orientation and timing of breaks between lineages are routinely compared, spatial dynamics within regions occupied by individual lineages provide a second opportunity for comparing responses to past events. In environments with complex topography and glacial history, such as New Zealand's South Island, geographically nested comparisons can identify the processes leading to phylogeographic concordance between and within regional genomic clusters. Here, we used single nucleotide polymorphisms (obtained via ddRADseq) for two codistributed forest beetle species, Agyrtodes labralis (Leiodidae) and Brachynopus scutellaris (Staphylinidae), to evaluate the role of climate change and topography in shaping phylogeographic concordance at two, nested spatial scales: do species diverge over the same geographic barriers, with similar divergence times? And within regions delimited by these breaks, do species share similar spatial dynamics of directional expansion or isolation-by-distance? We found greater congruence of phylogeographic breaks between regions divided by the strongest dispersal barriers (i.e., the Southern Alps). However, these shared breaks were not indicative of shared spatial dynamics within the regions they delimit, and the most similar spatial dynamics between species occurred within regions with the strongest gradients in historical climatic stability. Our results indicate that lack of concordance as traditionally detected by lineage turnover does not rule out the possibility of shared histories, and variation in the presence and type of concordance may provide insights into the different processes shaping phylogeographic patterns across geologically dynamic regions.
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- Katharine A Marske
- Geographical Ecology Group, Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.,Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Biodiversity Research Centre and Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá DC, Colombia
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Chan LM, Painter CW, Hill MT, Hibbitts TJ, Leavitt DJ, Ryberg WA, Walkup D, Fitzgerald LA. Phylogeographic structure of the dunes sagebrush lizard, an endemic habitat specialist. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0238194. [PMID: 32936819 PMCID: PMC7494111 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Phylogeographic divergence and population genetic diversity within species reflect the impacts of habitat connectivity, demographics, and landscape level processes in both the recent and distant past. Characterizing patterns of differentiation across the geographic range of a species provides insight on the roles of organismal and environmental traits in evolutionary divergence and future population persistence. This is particularly true of habitat specialists where habitat availability and resource dependence may result in pronounced genetic structure as well as increased population vulnerability. We use DNA sequence data as well as microsatellite genotypes to estimate range-wide phylogeographic divergence, historical population connectivity, and historical demographics in an endemic habitat specialist, the dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus). This species is found exclusively in dune blowouts and patches of open sand within the shinnery oak-sand dune ecosystem of southeastern New Mexico and adjacent Texas. We find evidence of phylogeographic structure consistent with breaks and constrictions in suitable habitat at the range-wide scale. In addition, we find support for a dynamic and variable evolutionary history across the range of S. arenicolus. Populations in the Monahans Sandhills have deeply divergent lineages consistent with long-term demographic stability. In contrast, populations in the Mescalero Sands are not highly differentiated, though we do find evidence of demographic expansion in some regions and relative demographic stability in others. Phylogeographic history and population genetic differentiation in this species has been shaped by the configuration of habitat patches within a geologically complex and historically dynamic landscape. Our findings identify regions as genetically distinctive conservation units as well as underscore the genetic and demographic history of different lineages of S. arenicolus.
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- Lauren M. Chan
- Department of Biology, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, United States of America
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- Endangered Species Program, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- Natural Resources Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Natural Resources Program, Naval Facilities Engineering Command South West, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Natural Resources Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Natural Resources Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- EEB PhD Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Tian X, Ye J, Wang T, Bao L, Wang H. Different processes shape the patterns of divergence in the nuclear and chloroplast genomes of a relict tree species in East Asia. Ecol Evol 2020; 10:4331-4342. [PMID: 32489600 PMCID: PMC7246201 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Isolation by spatial distance (IBD), environment (IBE), and historical climatic instability (IBI) are three common processes assessed in phylogeographic and/or landscape genetic studies. However, the relative contributions of these three processes with respect to spatial genetic patterns have seldom been compared. Moreover, whether the relative contribution differs in different regions or when assessed using different genetic markers has rarely been reported. Lindera obtusiloba has been found to have two sister genetic clades of chloroplast (cpDNA) and nuclear microsatellite (nSSR), both of which show discontinuous distribution in northern and southern East Asia. In this study, we used the Mantel test and multiple matrix regression with randomization (MMRR) to determine the relative contributions of IBD, IBE, and IBI with respect to L. obtusiloba populations. Independent Mantel tests and MMRR calculations were conducted for two genetic data sets (cpDNA and nSSR) and for different regions (the overall species range, and northern and southern subregions of the range). We found a significant IBI pattern in nSSR divergence for all assessed regions, whereas no clear IBI pattern was detected with respect to cpDNA. In contrast, significant (or marginal) divergent IBD patterns were detected for cpDNA in all regions, whereas although a significant IBE was apparent with respect to the overall range, the effect was not detected in the two subregions. The differences identified in nSSR and cpDNA population divergence may be related to differences in the heredity and ploidy of the markers. Compared with the southern region, the northern region showed less significant correlation patterns, which may be related to the shorter population history and restricted population range. The findings of this study serve to illustrate that comparing between markers or regions can contribute to gaining a better understanding the population histories of different genomes or within different regions of a species' range.
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- Xiang‐Yu Tian
- State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological EngineeringCollege of Life SciencesBeijing Normal UniversityBeijingChina
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- Germplasm Bank of Wild Species in Southwest ChinaKunming Institute of BotanyChinese Academy of SciencesKunmingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological EngineeringCollege of Life SciencesBeijing Normal UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological EngineeringCollege of Life SciencesBeijing Normal UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological EngineeringCollege of Life SciencesBeijing Normal UniversityBeijingChina
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Lim HC, Shakya SB, Harvey MG, Moyle RG, Fleischer RC, Braun MJ, Sheldon FH. Opening the door to greater phylogeographic inference in Southeast Asia: Comparative genomic study of five codistributed rainforest bird species using target capture and historical DNA. Ecol Evol 2020; 10:3222-3247. [PMID: 32273983 PMCID: PMC7141000 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Indochina and Sundaland are biologically diverse, interconnected regions of Southeast Asia with complex geographic histories. Few studies have examined phylogeography of bird species that span the two regions because of inadequate population sampling. To determine how geographic barriers/events and disparate dispersal potential have influenced the population structure, gene flow, and demographics of species that occupy the entire area, we studied five largely codistributed rainforest bird species: Arachnothera longirostra, Irena puella, Brachypodius atriceps, Niltava grandis, and Stachyris nigriceps. We accomplished relatively thorough sampling and data collection by sequencing ultraconserved elements (UCEs) using DNA extracted from modern and older (historical) specimens. We obtained a genome-wide set of 753-4,501 variable loci and 3,919-18,472 single nucleotide polymorphisms. The formation of major within-species lineages occurred within a similar span of time (0.5-1.5 mya). Major patterns in population genetic structure are largely consistent with the dispersal potential and habitat requirements of the study species. A population break across the Isthmus of Kra was shared only by the two hill/submontane insectivores (N. grandis and S. nigriceps). Across Sundaland, there is little structure in B. atriceps, which is a eurytopic and partially frugivorous species that often utilizes forest edges. Two other eurytopic species, A. longirostra and I. puella, possess highly divergent populations in peripheral Sunda Islands (Java and/or Palawan) and India. These species probably possess intermediate dispersal abilities that allowed them to colonize new areas, and then remained largely isolated subsequently. We also observed an east-west break in Indochina that was shared by B. atriceps and S. nigriceps, species with very different habitat requirements and dispersal potential. By analyzing high-throughput DNA data, our study provides an unprecedented comparative perspective on the process of avian population divergence across Southeast Asia, a process that is determined by geography, species characteristics, and the stochastic nature of dispersal and vicariance events.
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- Haw Chuan Lim
- Department of BiologyGeorge Mason UniversityFairfaxVirginia
- Department of Vertebrate ZoologyNational Museum of Natural HistorySmithsonian InstitutionWashingtonDistrict of Columbia
- Center for Conservation GenomicsSmithsonian Conservation Biology InstituteWashingtonDistrict of Columbia
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- Museum of Natural Science and Department of Biological SciencesLouisiana State UniversityBaton RougeLouisiana
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of TennesseeKnoxvilleTennessee
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- Biodiversity Institute and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of KansasLawrenceKansas
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- Center for Conservation GenomicsSmithsonian Conservation Biology InstituteWashingtonDistrict of Columbia
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- Department of Vertebrate ZoologyNational Museum of Natural HistorySmithsonian InstitutionWashingtonDistrict of Columbia
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- Museum of Natural Science and Department of Biological SciencesLouisiana State UniversityBaton RougeLouisiana
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Kumar De A, Ponraj P, Malakar D, Muthiyan R, Kundu A, Bhattacharya D. Complete mitogenome sequencing of Andaman buffalo: an endangered germplasm of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. J Genet 2019; 98:97. [PMID: 31767814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Andaman buffalo is an indigenous buffalo of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Over the last decade, it has witnessed a rapid decline in population, necessitating its immediate characterization and conservation. The present study reports the complete mitogenome profile of Andaman buffalo which is 16,359 bp in length and comprised of 37 genes, including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNAs and two ribosomal RNAs. In addition, one A + T rich region (D-loop) was also present. A biasness towards A and T base was observed in all the genes. All the PCGs except ND6 were present on heavy strand. Start codons for all the 13 PCGs were ATN codon and abbreviated/truncated stop codons were observed in ND1, ND2, COX3, ND3 and ND4. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that the Andaman buffalo is closely related to buffalo from India and China. The results from this study will help in sketching the conservation plan of the threatened breed.
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- Arun Kumar De
- Animal Science Division, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair 744 101, India.
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Kumar De A, Ponraj P, Malakar D, Muthiyan R, Kundu A, Bhattacharya D. Complete mitogenome sequencing of Andaman buffalo: an endangered germplasm of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. J Genet 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12041-019-1140-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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De AK, Ponraj P, Kundu MS, Muthiyan R, Muniswamy K, Kundu A, Malakar D, Sunder J, George Z, Bhattacharya D. Mitochondrial landscape of indigenous pig germplasm of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B-RESOURCES 2019; 4:2808-2810. [PMID: 33365738 PMCID: PMC7707010 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1660240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Nicobari pig and Andaman Desi pig are indigenous pig germplasm of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Over the last two decades, the pig breeds witnessed a rapid decline in population, necessitating immediate characterization and conservation. The present study depicts the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Nicobari pig and Andaman Desi pig. The mitogenomes of both the breeds encode 37 genes including 13 protein coding genes, 22 tRNAs, and two ribosomal RNA genes. In addition, a control region (D-loop) was also present. Phylogenetic analysis showed that Nicobari is phylogenetically close to Banna mini and Breed I pig, whereas Andaman Desi pig is close to Mong cai and Jinhua pig breeds. The results of the study will be helpful for formulating of conservation strategy of the native swine breeds.
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- Arun Kumar De
- ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, India
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- ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, India
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- ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, India
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- ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, India
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- ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, India
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- ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, India
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- ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, India
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Multini LC, de Souza ALDS, Marrelli MT, Wilke ABB. Population structuring of the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) on a microgeographic scale. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0220773. [PMID: 31374109 PMCID: PMC6677317 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Aedes albopictus is an invasive mosquito species that has spread globally and can transmit several arboviruses, including dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever. The species was first reported in Brazil in 1986 and since then has been found in 24 of the 27 Brazilian states, often in peri-urban environments close to highly urbanized areas. To date, population genetics of this important mosquito in areas in the city of São Paulo has not been investigated. In this study, we used 12 microsatellite loci to investigate the microgeographic population genetics of Ae. albopictus, which is present throughout the city of São Paulo. All the analyses revealed structuring of the populations studied, divided into two groups with restricted gene flow between them and without evidence of isolation by distance. We propose two hypotheses to explain the results: (i) low dispersal capability—limited gene flow between populations is due to the low dispersal capability inherent to Ae. albopictus; and (ii) multiple introductions—the structure identified here results from multiple introductions, which led to different dispersal patterns within the city and more genetic heterogeneity. The ability of Ae. albopictus to invade new areas and expand may explain why these mosquito populations appear to be well established and thriving in the city of São Paulo.
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- Laura Cristina Multini
- Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- São Paulo Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States of America
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González‐Serna MJ, Cordero PJ, Ortego J. Spatiotemporally explicit demographic modelling supports a joint effect of historical barriers to dispersal and contemporary landscape composition on structuring genomic variation in a red‐listed grasshopper. Mol Ecol 2019; 28:2155-2172. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.15086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- María José González‐Serna
- Grupo de Investigación de la Biodiversidad Genética y Cultural Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos – IREC – (CSIC, UCLM, JCCM) Ciudad Real Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación de la Biodiversidad Genética y Cultural Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos – IREC – (CSIC, UCLM, JCCM) Ciudad Real Spain
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- Department of Integrative Ecology Estación Biológica de Doñana – EBD – (CSIC) Seville Spain
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Scott PA, Glenn TC, Rissler LJ. Formation of a recent hybrid zone offers insight into the geographic puzzle and maintenance of species boundaries in musk turtles. Mol Ecol 2019; 28:761-771. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.14983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Revised: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Peter A. Scott
- Department of Biological Sciences University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Alabama
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- Department of Environmental Health Science and Institute of Bioinformatics University of Georgia Athens Georgia
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- Department of Biological Sciences University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Alabama
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Combining phylogeography and landscape genetics to infer the evolutionary history of a short-range Mediterranean relict, Salamandra salamandra longirostris. CONSERV GENET 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-018-1110-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Brunazzi A, Scaglione D, Talini RF, Miculan M, Magni F, Poland J, Enrico Pè M, Brandolini A, Dell'Acqua M. Molecular diversity and landscape genomics of the crop wild relative Triticum urartu across the Fertile Crescent. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 94:670-684. [PMID: 29573496 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 01/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Modern plant breeding can benefit from the allelic variation that exists in natural populations of crop wild relatives that evolved under natural selection in varying pedoclimatic conditions. In this study, next-generation sequencing was used to generate 1.3 million genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on ex situ collections of Triticum urartu L., the wild donor of the Au subgenome of modern wheat. A set of 75 511 high-quality SNPs were retained to describe 298 T. urartu accessions collected throughout the Fertile Crescent. Triticum urartu showed a complex pattern of genetic diversity, with two main genetic groups distributed sequentially from west to east. The incorporation of geographical information on sampling points showed that genetic diversity was correlated to the geographical distance (R2 = 0.19) separating samples from Jordan and Lebanon, from Syria and southern Turkey, and from eastern Turkey, Iran and Iraq. The wild emmer genome was used to derive the physical positions of SNPs on the seven chromosomes of the Au subgenome, allowing us to describe a relatively slow decay of linkage disequilibrium in the collection. Outlier loci were described on the basis of the geographic distribution of the T. urartu accessions, identifying a hotspot of directional selection on chromosome 4A. Bioclimatic variation was derived from grid data and related to allelic variation using a genome-wide association approach, identifying several marker-environment associations (MEAs). Fifty-seven MEAs were associated with altitude and temperature measures while 358 were associated with rainfall measures. The most significant MEAs and outlier loci were used to identify genomic loci with adaptive potential (some already reported in wheat), including dormancy and frost resistance loci. We advocate the application of genomics and landscape genomics on ex situ collections of crop wild relatives to efficiently identify promising alleles and genetic materials for incorporation into modern crop breeding.
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- Alice Brunazzi
- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, P.zza Martiri della Libertà 33, Pisa, 56127, Italy
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- Institute of Applied Genomics, Via J. Linussio, 51 ZIU, Udine, 33100, Italy
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, P.zza Martiri della Libertà 33, Pisa, 56127, Italy
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, P.zza Martiri della Libertà 33, Pisa, 56127, Italy
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- Institute of Applied Genomics, Via J. Linussio, 51 ZIU, Udine, 33100, Italy
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- Wheat Genetics Resource Center, Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, 4024 Throckmorton PSC, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, P.zza Martiri della Libertà 33, Pisa, 56127, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria (CREA), Via Po 14, Roma, 00198, Italy
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, P.zza Martiri della Libertà 33, Pisa, 56127, Italy
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Picard C, Dallot S, Brunker K, Berthier K, Roumagnac P, Soubeyrand S, Jacquot E, Thébaud G. Exploiting Genetic Information to Trace Plant Virus Dispersal in Landscapes. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2017; 55:139-160. [PMID: 28525307 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080516-035616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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During the past decade, knowledge of pathogen life history has greatly benefited from the advent and development of molecular epidemiology. This branch of epidemiology uses information on pathogen variation at the molecular level to gain insights into a pathogen's niche and evolution and to characterize pathogen dispersal within and between host populations. Here, we review molecular epidemiology approaches that have been developed to trace plant virus dispersal in landscapes. In particular, we highlight how virus molecular epidemiology, nourished with powerful sequencing technologies, can provide novel insights at the crossroads between the blooming fields of landscape genetics, phylogeography, and evolutionary epidemiology. We present existing approaches and their limitations and contributions to the understanding of plant virus epidemiology.
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- Coralie Picard
- UMR BGPI, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, CIRAD, 34398, Montpellier Cedex 5, France;
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- UMR BGPI, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, CIRAD, 34398, Montpellier Cedex 5, France;
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- UMR BGPI, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, CIRAD, 34398, Montpellier Cedex 5, France;
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- UMR BGPI, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, CIRAD, 34398, Montpellier Cedex 5, France;
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- UMR BGPI, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, CIRAD, 34398, Montpellier Cedex 5, France;
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Mráz P, Ronikier M. Biogeography of the Carpathians: evolutionary and spatial facets of biodiversity. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/bij.12918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Patrik Mráz
- Herbarium and Department of Botany; Charles University; Benátská 2 12801 Prague Czech Republic
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- W. Szafer Institute of Botany; Polish Academy of Sciences; Lubicz 46 31-512 Kraków Poland
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Papadopoulou A, Knowles LL. Toward a paradigm shift in comparative phylogeography driven by trait-based hypotheses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:8018-24. [PMID: 27432974 PMCID: PMC4961141 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1601069113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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For three decades, comparative phylogeography has conceptually and methodologically relied on the concordance criterion for providing insights into the historical/biogeographic processes driving population genetic structure and divergence. Here we discuss how this emphasis, and the corresponding lack of methods for extracting information about biotic/intrinsic contributions to patterns of genetic variation, may bias our general understanding of the factors driving genetic structure. Specifically, this emphasis has promoted a tendency to attribute discordant phylogeographic patterns to the idiosyncracies of history, as well as an adherence to generic null expectations of concordance with reduced predictive power. We advocate that it is time for a paradigm shift in comparative phylogeography, especially given the limited utility of the concordance criterion as genomic data provide ever-increasing levels of resolution. Instead of adhering to the concordance-discordance dichotomy, comparative phylogeography needs to emphasize the contribution of taxon-specific traits that will determine whether concordance is a meaningful criterion for evaluating hypotheses or may predict discordant phylogeographic structure. Through reference to some case studies we illustrate how refined hypotheses based on taxon-specific traits can provide improved predictive frameworks to forecast species responses to climatic change or biogeographic barriers while gaining unique insights about the taxa themselves and their interactions with their environment. We outline a potential avenue toward a synthetic comparative phylogeographic paradigm that includes addressing some important conceptual and methodological challenges related to study design and application of model-based approaches for evaluating support of trait-based hypotheses under the proposed paradigm.
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- Anna Papadopoulou
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; Department of Integrative Ecology, Estación Biológica de Doñana, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, 41092 Seville, Spain
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109;
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