Cryptic hybridization between the ancient lineages of Natterer's bat ( Myotis nattereri)
Abstract Studying hybrid zones that form between morphologically cryptic taxa offers valuable insights into the mechanisms of cryptic speciation and the evolution of reproductive barriers. Although hybrid zones have long been the focus of evolutionary studies, the awareness of cryptic hybrid zones i...
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crwiley:10.1111/mec.17411 2024-09-15T18:18:58+00:00 Cryptic hybridization between the ancient lineages of Natterer's bat ( Myotis nattereri) Josić, Darija Çoraman, Emrah Waurick, Isabelle Franzenburg, Sören Ancillotto, Leonardo Bajić, Branka Budinski, Ivana Dietz, Christian Görföl, Tamás Hayden Bofill, Sofia I. Presetnik, Primož Russo, Danilo Spada, Martina Zrnčić, Vida Blom, Mozes P. K. Mayer, Frieder Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Leibniz-Gemeinschaft 2024 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.17411 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/mec.17411 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Molecular Ecology volume 33, issue 13 ISSN 0962-1083 1365-294X journal-article 2024 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17411 2024-06-27T04:22:01Z Abstract Studying hybrid zones that form between morphologically cryptic taxa offers valuable insights into the mechanisms of cryptic speciation and the evolution of reproductive barriers. Although hybrid zones have long been the focus of evolutionary studies, the awareness of cryptic hybrid zones increased recently due to rapidly growing evidence of biological diversity lacking obvious phenotypic differentiation. The characterization of cryptic hybrid zones with genome‐wide analysis is in its early stages and offers new perspectives for studying population admixture and thus the impact of gene flow. In this study, we investigate the population genomics of the Myotis nattereri complex in one of its secondary contact zones, where a putative hybrid zone is formed between two of its cryptic lineages. By utilizing a whole‐genome shotgun sequencing approach, we aim to characterize this cryptic hybrid zone in detail. Demographic analysis suggests that the cryptic lineages diverged during the Pliocene, c. 3.6 million years ago. Despite this ancient separation, the populations in the contact zone exhibit mitochondrial introgression and a considerable amount of mixing in nuclear genomes. The genomic structure of the populations corresponds to geographic locations and the genomic admixture changes along a geographic gradient. These findings suggest that there is no effective hybridization barrier between both lineages, nevertheless, their population structure is shaped by dispersal barriers. Our findings highlight how such deeply diverged cryptic lineages can still readily hybridize in secondary contact. Article in Journal/Newspaper Myotis nattereri Natterer's bat Wiley Online Library Molecular Ecology |
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Abstract Studying hybrid zones that form between morphologically cryptic taxa offers valuable insights into the mechanisms of cryptic speciation and the evolution of reproductive barriers. Although hybrid zones have long been the focus of evolutionary studies, the awareness of cryptic hybrid zones increased recently due to rapidly growing evidence of biological diversity lacking obvious phenotypic differentiation. The characterization of cryptic hybrid zones with genome‐wide analysis is in its early stages and offers new perspectives for studying population admixture and thus the impact of gene flow. In this study, we investigate the population genomics of the Myotis nattereri complex in one of its secondary contact zones, where a putative hybrid zone is formed between two of its cryptic lineages. By utilizing a whole‐genome shotgun sequencing approach, we aim to characterize this cryptic hybrid zone in detail. Demographic analysis suggests that the cryptic lineages diverged during the Pliocene, c. 3.6 million years ago. Despite this ancient separation, the populations in the contact zone exhibit mitochondrial introgression and a considerable amount of mixing in nuclear genomes. The genomic structure of the populations corresponds to geographic locations and the genomic admixture changes along a geographic gradient. These findings suggest that there is no effective hybridization barrier between both lineages, nevertheless, their population structure is shaped by dispersal barriers. Our findings highlight how such deeply diverged cryptic lineages can still readily hybridize in secondary contact. |
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Josić, Darija Çoraman, Emrah Waurick, Isabelle Franzenburg, Sören Ancillotto, Leonardo Bajić, Branka Budinski, Ivana Dietz, Christian Görföl, Tamás Hayden Bofill, Sofia I. Presetnik, Primož Russo, Danilo Spada, Martina Zrnčić, Vida Blom, Mozes P. K. Mayer, Frieder |
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Josić, Darija Çoraman, Emrah Waurick, Isabelle Franzenburg, Sören Ancillotto, Leonardo Bajić, Branka Budinski, Ivana Dietz, Christian Görföl, Tamás Hayden Bofill, Sofia I. Presetnik, Primož Russo, Danilo Spada, Martina Zrnčić, Vida Blom, Mozes P. K. Mayer, Frieder Cryptic hybridization between the ancient lineages of Natterer's bat ( Myotis nattereri) |
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Josić, Darija Çoraman, Emrah Waurick, Isabelle Franzenburg, Sören Ancillotto, Leonardo Bajić, Branka Budinski, Ivana Dietz, Christian Görföl, Tamás Hayden Bofill, Sofia I. Presetnik, Primož Russo, Danilo Spada, Martina Zrnčić, Vida Blom, Mozes P. K. Mayer, Frieder |
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Cryptic hybridization between the ancient lineages of Natterer's bat ( Myotis nattereri) |
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Cryptic hybridization between the ancient lineages of Natterer's bat ( Myotis nattereri) |
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Cryptic hybridization between the ancient lineages of Natterer's bat ( Myotis nattereri) |
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Cryptic hybridization between the ancient lineages of Natterer's bat ( Myotis nattereri) |
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Cryptic hybridization between the ancient lineages of Natterer's bat ( Myotis nattereri) |
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cryptic hybridization between the ancient lineages of natterer's bat ( myotis nattereri) |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.17411 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/mec.17411 |
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Myotis nattereri Natterer's bat |
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Molecular Ecology volume 33, issue 13 ISSN 0962-1083 1365-294X |
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