Moose genomes reveal past glacial demography and the origin of modern lineages
Abstract Background Numerous megafauna species from northern latitudes went extinct during the Pleistocene/Holocene transition as a result of climate-induced habitat changes. However, several ungulate species managed to successfully track their habitats during this period to eventually flourish and...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:02625719153b4af580ca058ee6839dc9 2023-05-15T13:13:23+02:00 Moose genomes reveal past glacial demography and the origin of modern lineages Nicolas Dussex Federica Alberti Matti T. Heino Remi-Andre Olsen Tom van der Valk Nils Ryman Linda Laikre Hans Ahlgren Igor V. Askeyev Oleg V. Askeyev Dilyara N. Shaymuratova Arthur O. Askeyev Doris Döppes Ronny Friedrich Susanne Lindauer Wilfried Rosendahl Jouni Aspi Michael Hofreiter Kerstin Lidén Love Dalén David Díez-del-Molino 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-07208-3 https://doaj.org/article/02625719153b4af580ca058ee6839dc9 EN eng BMC https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-07208-3 https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2164 doi:10.1186/s12864-020-07208-3 1471-2164 https://doaj.org/article/02625719153b4af580ca058ee6839dc9 BMC Genomics, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2020) Genomics Moose Ancient DNA Phylogeny Demography Biotechnology TP248.13-248.65 Genetics QH426-470 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-07208-3 2022-12-31T15:19:16Z Abstract Background Numerous megafauna species from northern latitudes went extinct during the Pleistocene/Holocene transition as a result of climate-induced habitat changes. However, several ungulate species managed to successfully track their habitats during this period to eventually flourish and recolonise the holarctic regions. So far, the genomic impacts of these climate fluctuations on ungulates from high latitudes have been little explored. Here, we assemble a de-novo genome for the European moose (Alces alces) and analyse it together with re-sequenced nuclear genomes and ancient and modern mitogenomes from across the moose range in Eurasia and North America. Results We found that moose demographic history was greatly influenced by glacial cycles, with demographic responses to the Pleistocene/Holocene transition similar to other temperate ungulates. Our results further support that modern moose lineages trace their origin back to populations that inhabited distinct glacial refugia during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Finally, we found that present day moose in Europe and North America show low to moderate inbreeding levels resulting from post-glacial bottlenecks and founder effects, but no evidence for recent inbreeding resulting from human-induced population declines. Conclusions Taken together, our results highlight the dynamic recent evolutionary history of the moose and provide an important resource for further genomic studies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles BMC Genomics 21 1 |
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Abstract Background Numerous megafauna species from northern latitudes went extinct during the Pleistocene/Holocene transition as a result of climate-induced habitat changes. However, several ungulate species managed to successfully track their habitats during this period to eventually flourish and recolonise the holarctic regions. So far, the genomic impacts of these climate fluctuations on ungulates from high latitudes have been little explored. Here, we assemble a de-novo genome for the European moose (Alces alces) and analyse it together with re-sequenced nuclear genomes and ancient and modern mitogenomes from across the moose range in Eurasia and North America. Results We found that moose demographic history was greatly influenced by glacial cycles, with demographic responses to the Pleistocene/Holocene transition similar to other temperate ungulates. Our results further support that modern moose lineages trace their origin back to populations that inhabited distinct glacial refugia during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Finally, we found that present day moose in Europe and North America show low to moderate inbreeding levels resulting from post-glacial bottlenecks and founder effects, but no evidence for recent inbreeding resulting from human-induced population declines. Conclusions Taken together, our results highlight the dynamic recent evolutionary history of the moose and provide an important resource for further genomic studies. |
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Nicolas Dussex Federica Alberti Matti T. Heino Remi-Andre Olsen Tom van der Valk Nils Ryman Linda Laikre Hans Ahlgren Igor V. Askeyev Oleg V. Askeyev Dilyara N. Shaymuratova Arthur O. Askeyev Doris Döppes Ronny Friedrich Susanne Lindauer Wilfried Rosendahl Jouni Aspi Michael Hofreiter Kerstin Lidén Love Dalén David Díez-del-Molino |
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Nicolas Dussex Federica Alberti Matti T. Heino Remi-Andre Olsen Tom van der Valk Nils Ryman Linda Laikre Hans Ahlgren Igor V. Askeyev Oleg V. Askeyev Dilyara N. Shaymuratova Arthur O. Askeyev Doris Döppes Ronny Friedrich Susanne Lindauer Wilfried Rosendahl Jouni Aspi Michael Hofreiter Kerstin Lidén Love Dalén David Díez-del-Molino |
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Moose genomes reveal past glacial demography and the origin of modern lineages |
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Moose genomes reveal past glacial demography and the origin of modern lineages |
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Moose genomes reveal past glacial demography and the origin of modern lineages |
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Moose genomes reveal past glacial demography and the origin of modern lineages |
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Moose genomes reveal past glacial demography and the origin of modern lineages |
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moose genomes reveal past glacial demography and the origin of modern lineages |
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