Influence of past climate change on phylogeography and demographic history of narwhals, Monodon monoceros
The Arctic is warming at an unprecedented rate, with unknown consequences for endemic fauna. However, Earth has experienced severe climatic oscillations in the past, and understanding how species responded to them might provide insight into their resilience to near-future climatic predictions. Littl...
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ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/e0a16d51-82dc-4ba4-932d-3454f3530884 2024-04-21T07:54:51+00:00 Influence of past climate change on phylogeography and demographic history of narwhals, Monodon monoceros Louis, Marie Skovrind, Mikkel Samaniego Castruita, Jose Alfredo Garilao, Cristina Kaschner, Kristin Gopalakrishnan, Shyam Haile, James S Lydersen, Christian Kovacs, Kit M. Garde, Eva Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter Postma, Lianne Ferguson, Steven H. Willerslev, Eske Lorenzen, Eline D. 2020 https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/influence-of-past-climate-change-on-phylogeography-and-demographic-history-of-narwhals-monodon-monoceros(e0a16d51-82dc-4ba4-932d-3454f3530884).html https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.2964 http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc7211449?pdf=render eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Louis , M , Skovrind , M , Samaniego Castruita , J A , Garilao , C , Kaschner , K , Gopalakrishnan , S , Haile , J S , Lydersen , C , Kovacs , K M , Garde , E , Heide-Jørgensen , M P , Postma , L , Ferguson , S H , Willerslev , E & Lorenzen , E D 2020 , ' Influence of past climate change on phylogeography and demographic history of narwhals, Monodon monoceros ' , Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences , vol. 287 , no. 1925 , 20192964 . https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.2964 article 2020 ftcopenhagenunip https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.2964 2024-04-11T00:22:40Z The Arctic is warming at an unprecedented rate, with unknown consequences for endemic fauna. However, Earth has experienced severe climatic oscillations in the past, and understanding how species responded to them might provide insight into their resilience to near-future climatic predictions. Little is known about the responses of Arctic marine mammals to past climatic shifts, but narwhals (Monodon monoceros) are considered one of the endemic Arctic species most vulnerable to environmental change. Here, we analyse 121 complete mitochondrial genomes from narwhals sampled across their range and use them in combination with species distribution models to elucidate the influence of past and ongoing climatic shifts on their population structure and demographic history. We find low levels of genetic diversity and limited geographic structuring of genetic clades. We show that narwhals experienced a long-term low effective population size, which increased after the Last Glacial Maximum, when the amount of suitable habitat expanded. Similar post-glacial habitat release has been a key driver of population size expansion of other polar marine predators. Our analyses indicate that habitat availability has been critical to the success of narwhals, raising concerns for their fate in an increasingly warming Arctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic marine mammals Climate change Monodon monoceros narwhal* University of Copenhagen: Research Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287 1925 20192964 |
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The Arctic is warming at an unprecedented rate, with unknown consequences for endemic fauna. However, Earth has experienced severe climatic oscillations in the past, and understanding how species responded to them might provide insight into their resilience to near-future climatic predictions. Little is known about the responses of Arctic marine mammals to past climatic shifts, but narwhals (Monodon monoceros) are considered one of the endemic Arctic species most vulnerable to environmental change. Here, we analyse 121 complete mitochondrial genomes from narwhals sampled across their range and use them in combination with species distribution models to elucidate the influence of past and ongoing climatic shifts on their population structure and demographic history. We find low levels of genetic diversity and limited geographic structuring of genetic clades. We show that narwhals experienced a long-term low effective population size, which increased after the Last Glacial Maximum, when the amount of suitable habitat expanded. Similar post-glacial habitat release has been a key driver of population size expansion of other polar marine predators. Our analyses indicate that habitat availability has been critical to the success of narwhals, raising concerns for their fate in an increasingly warming Arctic. |
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Louis, Marie Skovrind, Mikkel Samaniego Castruita, Jose Alfredo Garilao, Cristina Kaschner, Kristin Gopalakrishnan, Shyam Haile, James S Lydersen, Christian Kovacs, Kit M. Garde, Eva Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter Postma, Lianne Ferguson, Steven H. Willerslev, Eske Lorenzen, Eline D. |
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Louis, Marie Skovrind, Mikkel Samaniego Castruita, Jose Alfredo Garilao, Cristina Kaschner, Kristin Gopalakrishnan, Shyam Haile, James S Lydersen, Christian Kovacs, Kit M. Garde, Eva Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter Postma, Lianne Ferguson, Steven H. Willerslev, Eske Lorenzen, Eline D. Influence of past climate change on phylogeography and demographic history of narwhals, Monodon monoceros |
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Louis, Marie Skovrind, Mikkel Samaniego Castruita, Jose Alfredo Garilao, Cristina Kaschner, Kristin Gopalakrishnan, Shyam Haile, James S Lydersen, Christian Kovacs, Kit M. Garde, Eva Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter Postma, Lianne Ferguson, Steven H. Willerslev, Eske Lorenzen, Eline D. |
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Influence of past climate change on phylogeography and demographic history of narwhals, Monodon monoceros |
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Influence of past climate change on phylogeography and demographic history of narwhals, Monodon monoceros |
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Influence of past climate change on phylogeography and demographic history of narwhals, Monodon monoceros |
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Influence of past climate change on phylogeography and demographic history of narwhals, Monodon monoceros |
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Influence of past climate change on phylogeography and demographic history of narwhals, Monodon monoceros |
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influence of past climate change on phylogeography and demographic history of narwhals, monodon monoceros |
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https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/influence-of-past-climate-change-on-phylogeography-and-demographic-history-of-narwhals-monodon-monoceros(e0a16d51-82dc-4ba4-932d-3454f3530884).html https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.2964 http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc7211449?pdf=render |
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Louis , M , Skovrind , M , Samaniego Castruita , J A , Garilao , C , Kaschner , K , Gopalakrishnan , S , Haile , J S , Lydersen , C , Kovacs , K M , Garde , E , Heide-Jørgensen , M P , Postma , L , Ferguson , S H , Willerslev , E & Lorenzen , E D 2020 , ' Influence of past climate change on phylogeography and demographic history of narwhals, Monodon monoceros ' , Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences , vol. 287 , no. 1925 , 20192964 . https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.2964 |
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