Black bears in Southeast Alaska: the fate of two ancient lineages in the face of contemporary movement
Abstract Biodiversity across a landscape is a product of both historical events and ongoing contemporary forces. The past and present factors that influence black bear Ursus americanus diversity on the Alexander Archipelago and mainland of Southeast Alaska were investigated by assessing nuclear gene...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00228.x 2024-06-02T07:58:50+00:00 Black bears in Southeast Alaska: the fate of two ancient lineages in the face of contemporary movement Peacock, E. Peacock, M. M. Titus, K. 2007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00228.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.2006.00228.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00228.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00228.x https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00228.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Zoology volume 271, issue 4, page 445-454 ISSN 0952-8369 1469-7998 journal-article 2007 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00228.x 2024-05-03T10:46:30Z Abstract Biodiversity across a landscape is a product of both historical events and ongoing contemporary forces. The past and present factors that influence black bear Ursus americanus diversity on the Alexander Archipelago and mainland of Southeast Alaska were investigated by assessing nuclear genetic variation. The natural fragmentation of the region, the high vagility of black bears and their possible recent post‐Pleistocene colonization to Southeast Alaska allowed us to discern between past and present forces characterizing diversity. Two known black bear lineages, estimated previously with mitochondrial DNA to have diverged 1.8 million years ago, remained evident in data from more rapidly evolving nuclear genetic markers. Two nuclear genetic clusters geographically correspond to the lineages, suggesting that contemporary movement since colonization (likely beginning 18 000 cybp) has not been sufficient to eliminate genetic differences between the highly divergent lineages. Concomitantly, the clearest pattern of genetic diversity is related to contemporary geographic patterns; contemporary geography differs from geography immediately after deglaciation due to sea‐level change. Narrow saltwater straits, expansive ice fields, narrow beach fringes and saltwater inland bays separate genetically distinct groupings of black bears. Article in Journal/Newspaper Archipelago Alaska Wiley Online Library Journal of Zoology 271 4 445 454 |
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Abstract Biodiversity across a landscape is a product of both historical events and ongoing contemporary forces. The past and present factors that influence black bear Ursus americanus diversity on the Alexander Archipelago and mainland of Southeast Alaska were investigated by assessing nuclear genetic variation. The natural fragmentation of the region, the high vagility of black bears and their possible recent post‐Pleistocene colonization to Southeast Alaska allowed us to discern between past and present forces characterizing diversity. Two known black bear lineages, estimated previously with mitochondrial DNA to have diverged 1.8 million years ago, remained evident in data from more rapidly evolving nuclear genetic markers. Two nuclear genetic clusters geographically correspond to the lineages, suggesting that contemporary movement since colonization (likely beginning 18 000 cybp) has not been sufficient to eliminate genetic differences between the highly divergent lineages. Concomitantly, the clearest pattern of genetic diversity is related to contemporary geographic patterns; contemporary geography differs from geography immediately after deglaciation due to sea‐level change. Narrow saltwater straits, expansive ice fields, narrow beach fringes and saltwater inland bays separate genetically distinct groupings of black bears. |
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Peacock, E. Peacock, M. M. Titus, K. Black bears in Southeast Alaska: the fate of two ancient lineages in the face of contemporary movement |
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Peacock, E. Peacock, M. M. Titus, K. |
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Black bears in Southeast Alaska: the fate of two ancient lineages in the face of contemporary movement |
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Black bears in Southeast Alaska: the fate of two ancient lineages in the face of contemporary movement |
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Black bears in Southeast Alaska: the fate of two ancient lineages in the face of contemporary movement |
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Black bears in Southeast Alaska: the fate of two ancient lineages in the face of contemporary movement |
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Black bears in Southeast Alaska: the fate of two ancient lineages in the face of contemporary movement |
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black bears in southeast alaska: the fate of two ancient lineages in the face of contemporary movement |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00228.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.2006.00228.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00228.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00228.x https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00228.x |
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