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Ó Marcaigh F, Kelly DJ, Analuddin K, Karya A, Lawless N, Marples NM. Cryptic sexual dimorphism reveals differing selection pressures on continental islands. Biotropica 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/btp.12852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Fionn Ó Marcaigh
- Department of Zoology School of Natural Sciences Trinity College Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Zoology School of Natural Sciences Trinity College Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology Universitas Halu Oleo Kendari Indonesia
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology Universitas Halu Oleo Kendari Indonesia
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- Department of Zoology School of Natural Sciences Trinity College Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Zoology School of Natural Sciences Trinity College Dublin Dublin Ireland
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Buckley M, Harvey VL, Orihuela J, Mychajliw AM, Keating JN, Milan JNA, Lawless C, Chamberlain AT, Egerton VM, Manning PL. Collagen Sequence Analysis Reveals Evolutionary History of Extinct West Indies Nesophontes (Island-Shrews). Mol Biol Evol 2020; 37:2931-2943. [PMID: 32497204 PMCID: PMC7530613 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaa137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Ancient biomolecule analyses are proving increasingly useful in the study of evolutionary patterns, including extinct organisms. Proteomic sequencing techniques complement genomic approaches, having the potential to examine lineages further back in time than achievable using ancient DNA, given the less stringent preservation requirements. In this study, we demonstrate the ability to use collagen sequence analyses via proteomics to assist species delimitation as a foundation for informing evolutionary patterns. We uncover biogeographic information of an enigmatic and recently extinct lineage of Nesophontes across their range on the Caribbean islands. First, evolutionary relationships reconstructed from collagen sequences reaffirm the affinity of Nesophontes and Solenodon as sister taxa within Solenodonota. This relationship helps lay the foundation for testing geographical isolation hypotheses across islands within the Greater Antilles, including movement from Cuba toward Hispaniola. Second, our results are consistent with Cuba having just two species of Nesophontes (N. micrus and N. major) that exhibit intrapopulation morphological variation. Finally, analysis of the recently described species from the Cayman Islands (N. hemicingulus) indicates that it is a closer relative to N. major rather than N. micrus as previously speculated. This proteomic sequencing improves our understanding of the origin, evolution, and distribution of this extinct mammal lineage, particularly with respect to the approximate timing of speciation. Such knowledge is vital for this biodiversity hotspot, where the magnitude of recent extinctions may obscure true estimates of species richness in the past.
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- Michael Buckley
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life, School of Natural Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life, School of Natural Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL
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- La Brea Tar Pits & Museum, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA
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- School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Museo Nacional de Historia Natural “Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano”, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life, School of Natural Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life, School of Natural Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Natural Sciences, Indianapolis, IN
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life, School of Natural Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Natural Sciences, Indianapolis, IN
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Hanna ZR, Cicero C, Bowie RCK. Molecular evidence that the Channel Islands populations of the orange-crowned warbler ( Oreothlypis celata; Aves: Passeriformes: Parulidae) represent a distinct evolutionary lineage. PeerJ 2019; 7:e7388. [PMID: 31404458 PMCID: PMC6688592 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
We used molecular data to assess the degree of genetic divergence across the breeding range of the orange-crowned warbler (Oreothlypis celata) in western North America with particular focus on characterizing the divergence between O. celata populations on the mainland of southern California and on the Channel Islands. We obtained sequences of the mitochondrial gene ND2 and genotypes at ten microsatellite data for 192 O. celata from populations spanning all four recognized subspecies. We recovered shallow, but significant, levels of divergence among O. celata populations across the species range. Our results suggest that island isolation, subspecies (delineation by morphology, ecological, and life-history characteristics), and isolation-by-distance, in that order, are the variables that best explain the geographic structure detected across the range of O. celata. Populations on the Channel Islands were genetically divergent from those on the mainland. We found evidence for greater gene flow from the Channel Islands population to mainland southern California than from the mainland to the islands. We discuss these data in the context of differentiation in phenotypic and ecological characters.
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- Zachary R Hanna
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America.,Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America.,Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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Karin BR, Cicero C, Koo MS, Bowie RCK. The role of history and ecology as drivers of song divergence in Bell’s and Sagebrush sparrows (Artemisiospiza, Aves: Passerellidae). Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/bly090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Benjamin R Karin
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Integrative Biology, Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Integrative Biology, Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Sayol F, Downing PA, Iwaniuk AN, Maspons J, Sol D. Predictable evolution towards larger brains in birds colonizing oceanic islands. Nat Commun 2018; 9:2820. [PMID: 30065283 PMCID: PMC6068123 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05280-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Theory and evidence suggest that some selective pressures are more common on islands than in adjacent mainland habitats, leading evolution to follow predictable trends. The existence of predictable evolutionary trends has nonetheless been difficult to demonstrate, mainly because of the challenge of separating in situ evolution from sorting processes derived from colonization events. Here we use brain size measurements of >1900 avian species to reveal the existence of one such trend: increased brain size in island dwellers. Based on sister-taxa comparisons and phylogenetic ancestral trait estimations, we show that species living on islands have relatively larger brains than their mainland relatives and that these differences mainly reflect in situ evolution rather than varying colonization success. Our findings reinforce the view that in some instances evolution may be predictable, and yield insight into why some animals evolve larger brains despite substantial energetic and developmental costs.
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- Ferran Sayol
- CREAF, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), 08193, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Department of Biology, Molecular Ecology and Evolution Laboratory, Lund University, 223 62, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada
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- CREAF, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), 08193, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- CREAF, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), 08193, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- CSIC, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), 08913, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Friedman NR, Harmáčková L, Economo EP, Remeš V. Smaller beaks for colder winters: Thermoregulation drives beak size evolution in Australasian songbirds. Evolution 2017; 71:2120-2129. [DOI: 10.1111/evo.13274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 04/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Nicholas R. Friedman
- Department of Zoology and Laboratory of Ornithology; Palacký University; Tř. 17 listopadu 50 Olomouc 77900 Czech Republic
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University; 1919-1 Tancha Onna-son 904-0495 Okinawa Japan
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- Department of Zoology and Laboratory of Ornithology; Palacký University; Tř. 17 listopadu 50 Olomouc 77900 Czech Republic
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- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University; 1919-1 Tancha Onna-son 904-0495 Okinawa Japan
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- Department of Zoology and Laboratory of Ornithology; Palacký University; Tř. 17 listopadu 50 Olomouc 77900 Czech Republic
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Life History Attributes of Arizona Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum ammolegus) and Comparisons with Other North American Subspecies. AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST 2017. [DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-178.1.64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tattersall GJ, Arnaout B, Symonds MRE. The evolution of the avian bill as a thermoregulatory organ. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2016; 92:1630-1656. [PMID: 27714923 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 08/28/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The avian bill is a textbook example of how evolution shapes morphology in response to changing environments. Bills of seed-specialist finches in particular have been the focus of intense study demonstrating how climatic fluctuations acting on food availability drive bill size and shape. The avian bill also plays an important but under-appreciated role in body temperature regulation, and therefore in energetics. Birds are endothermic and rely on numerous mechanisms for balancing internal heat production with biophysical constraints of the environment. The bill is highly vascularised and heat exchange with the environment can vary substantially, ranging from around 2% to as high as 400% of basal heat production in certain species. This heat exchange may impact how birds respond to heat stress, substitute for evaporative water loss at elevated temperatures or environments of altered water availability, or be an energetic liability at low environmental temperatures. As a result, in numerous taxa, there is evidence for a positive association between bill size and environmental temperatures, both within and among species. Therefore, bill size is both developmentally flexible and evolutionarily adaptive in response to temperature. Understanding the evolution of variation in bill size however, requires explanations of all potential mechanisms. The purpose of this review, therefore, is to promote a greater understanding of the role of temperature on shaping bill size over spatial gradients as well as developmental, seasonal, and evolutionary timescales.
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- Glenn J Tattersall
- Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Avenue, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Avenue, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S 3A1, Canada.,Department of Earth Sciences, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Avenue, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S 3A1, Canada
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, 3125, Australia
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Meiri S, Kadison AE, Novosolov M, Pafilis P, Foufopoulos J, Itescu Y, Raia P, Pincheira-Donoso D. The number of competitor species is unlinked to sexual dimorphism. J Anim Ecol 2014; 83:1302-12. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2013] [Accepted: 05/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Shai Meiri
- Department of Zoology; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv 6997801 Israel
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- Department of Zoology; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv 6997801 Israel
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- Department of Zoology; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv 6997801 Israel
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- Section of Zoology and Marine Biology; Department of Biology; University of Athens; Panepistimioupolis, Ilissia Athens 157-84 Greece
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- School of Natural Resources and Environment; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA
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- Department of Zoology; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv 6997801 Israel
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell'Ambiente e delle Risorse; Università Federico II; L.go San Marcellino 10 Naples 80138 Italy
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Luther D, Greenberg R. Habitat type and ambient temperature contribute to bill morphology. Ecol Evol 2014; 4:699-705. [PMID: 24683453 PMCID: PMC3967896 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 11/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Avian bills are iconic structures for the study of ecology and evolution, with hypotheses about the morphological structure of bills dating back to Darwin. Several ecological and physiological hypotheses have been developed to explain the evolution of the morphology of bill shape. Here, we test some of these hypotheses such as the role of habitat, ambient temperature, body size, intraspecific competition, and ecological release on the evolution of bill morphology. Bill morphology and tarsus length were measured from museum specimens of yellow warblers, and grouped by habitat type, sex, and subspecies. We calculated the mean maximum daily temperature for the month of July, the hottest month for breeding specimens at each collecting location. Analysis of covariance models predicted total bill surface area as a function of sex, habitat type, body size, and temperature, and model selection techniques were used to select the best model. Habitat, mangrove forests compared with inland habitats, and climate had the largest effects on bill size. Coastal wetland habitats and island populations of yellow warblers had similar bill morphology, both of which are larger than mainland inland populations. Temperate but not tropical subspecies exhibited sexual dimorphism in bill morphology. Overall, this study provides evidence that multiple environmental factors, such as temperature and habitat, contribute to the evolution of bill morphology.
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- David Luther
- Biology Program, George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia, 22030
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- Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute National Zoological Park, Washington, District of Columbia, 20008
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