Range dynamics driven by Quaternary climate oscillations explain the distribution of introgressed mtDNA of Lepus timidus origin in hares from the Iberian Peninsula
[Aim]: A striking case of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) introgression occurs in the Iberian Peninsula: the mtDNA of Lepus timidus, a species that inhabited this territory during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), is almost fixed in the Iberian range of Lepus europaeus, is very frequent in the northern half...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/142245 2024-02-11T10:05:39+01:00 Range dynamics driven by Quaternary climate oscillations explain the distribution of introgressed mtDNA of Lepus timidus origin in hares from the Iberian Peninsula Acevedo, Pelayo Melo-Ferreira, José Farelo, Liliana Beltrán-Beck, Beatriz Real, Raimundo Campos, Rita Alves, Paulo C. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España) Universidad de Castilla La Mancha Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal) Programa Operacional do Potencial Humano (Portugal) Quadro de Referência Estratégico Nacional (Portugal) European Commission Ministério da Educação e Ciência (Portugal) Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente (España) Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales (España) 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/142245 https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12556 https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 https://doi.org/10.13039/501100007480 https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003381 https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004336 unknown John Wiley & Sons Preprint https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12556 Sí doi:10.1111/jbi.12556 e-issn: 1365-2699 issn: 0305-0270 Journal of Biogeography 42(9): 1727-1735 (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/142245 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100007480 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003381 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004336 open Climatic niches Mountain hare Lepus granatensis Iberian Peninsula Reticulate evolution Species distribution modelling Europe Iberian hare artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 2015 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.1255610.13039/50110000332910.13039/50110000748010.13039/50110000187110.13039/50110000078010.13039/50110000338110.13039/501100004336 2024-01-16T10:19:39Z [Aim]: A striking case of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) introgression occurs in the Iberian Peninsula: the mtDNA of Lepus timidus, a species that inhabited this territory during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), is almost fixed in the Iberian range of Lepus europaeus, is very frequent in the northern half of Iberia within Lepus granatensis, and is fixed in Lepus castroviejoi. Here, we used a transdisciplinary approach to understand the ecological drivers of the distribution of this introgressed mtDNA in the Iberian hare species. [Location]: Europe, with an emphasis on the Iberian Peninsula. [Methods]: First, we modelled the climatic niche of L. timidus to predict the favourability for the species during the LGM. Second, we gathered data regarding L. timidus mtDNA introgression for 1137 individuals (139 populations) from the Iberian Peninsula. We tested whether the climatic favourability for L. timidus during the LGM reflects the frequency of the introgressed mtDNA in the carrier hare populations. [Results]: The climatic favourability for the LGM is positively related to the presence of individuals with L. timidus mtDNA, and discriminates better than by chance between individuals with and without this lineage. At the population level, the favourability values relate to the observed frequencies of mtDNA introgression and discriminate between populations with and without L. timidus mtDNA. [Main conclusions]: The results suggest that the geographical distribution of L. timidus mtDNA introgression is linked to L. timidus distribution in Iberia during the LGM. Our study helps to improve our understanding of the role of climate in the reticulated evolutionary history of hares, and is a first step towards understanding the ecological impact of mtDNA introgression on Iberian hares. P.A. is currently supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO) and Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) through a ‘Ramón y Cajal’ contract (RYC-2012-11970). J.M.-F. and R.C. hold FCT Investigator and postdoctoral ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Lepus timidus mountain hare Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Journal of Biogeography 42 9 1727 1735 |
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Climatic niches Mountain hare Lepus granatensis Iberian Peninsula Reticulate evolution Species distribution modelling Europe Iberian hare Acevedo, Pelayo Melo-Ferreira, José Farelo, Liliana Beltrán-Beck, Beatriz Real, Raimundo Campos, Rita Alves, Paulo C. Range dynamics driven by Quaternary climate oscillations explain the distribution of introgressed mtDNA of Lepus timidus origin in hares from the Iberian Peninsula |
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[Aim]: A striking case of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) introgression occurs in the Iberian Peninsula: the mtDNA of Lepus timidus, a species that inhabited this territory during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), is almost fixed in the Iberian range of Lepus europaeus, is very frequent in the northern half of Iberia within Lepus granatensis, and is fixed in Lepus castroviejoi. Here, we used a transdisciplinary approach to understand the ecological drivers of the distribution of this introgressed mtDNA in the Iberian hare species. [Location]: Europe, with an emphasis on the Iberian Peninsula. [Methods]: First, we modelled the climatic niche of L. timidus to predict the favourability for the species during the LGM. Second, we gathered data regarding L. timidus mtDNA introgression for 1137 individuals (139 populations) from the Iberian Peninsula. We tested whether the climatic favourability for L. timidus during the LGM reflects the frequency of the introgressed mtDNA in the carrier hare populations. [Results]: The climatic favourability for the LGM is positively related to the presence of individuals with L. timidus mtDNA, and discriminates better than by chance between individuals with and without this lineage. At the population level, the favourability values relate to the observed frequencies of mtDNA introgression and discriminate between populations with and without L. timidus mtDNA. [Main conclusions]: The results suggest that the geographical distribution of L. timidus mtDNA introgression is linked to L. timidus distribution in Iberia during the LGM. Our study helps to improve our understanding of the role of climate in the reticulated evolutionary history of hares, and is a first step towards understanding the ecological impact of mtDNA introgression on Iberian hares. P.A. is currently supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO) and Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) through a ‘Ramón y Cajal’ contract (RYC-2012-11970). J.M.-F. and R.C. hold FCT Investigator and postdoctoral ... |
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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España) Universidad de Castilla La Mancha Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal) Programa Operacional do Potencial Humano (Portugal) Quadro de Referência Estratégico Nacional (Portugal) European Commission Ministério da Educação e Ciência (Portugal) Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente (España) Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales (España) |
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Acevedo, Pelayo Melo-Ferreira, José Farelo, Liliana Beltrán-Beck, Beatriz Real, Raimundo Campos, Rita Alves, Paulo C. |
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Range dynamics driven by Quaternary climate oscillations explain the distribution of introgressed mtDNA of Lepus timidus origin in hares from the Iberian Peninsula |
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Range dynamics driven by Quaternary climate oscillations explain the distribution of introgressed mtDNA of Lepus timidus origin in hares from the Iberian Peninsula |
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Range dynamics driven by Quaternary climate oscillations explain the distribution of introgressed mtDNA of Lepus timidus origin in hares from the Iberian Peninsula |
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Range dynamics driven by Quaternary climate oscillations explain the distribution of introgressed mtDNA of Lepus timidus origin in hares from the Iberian Peninsula |
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Range dynamics driven by Quaternary climate oscillations explain the distribution of introgressed mtDNA of Lepus timidus origin in hares from the Iberian Peninsula |
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range dynamics driven by quaternary climate oscillations explain the distribution of introgressed mtdna of lepus timidus origin in hares from the iberian peninsula |
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Preprint https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12556 Sí doi:10.1111/jbi.12556 e-issn: 1365-2699 issn: 0305-0270 Journal of Biogeography 42(9): 1727-1735 (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/142245 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100007480 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003381 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004336 |
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