Genetic turnovers and northern survival during the last glacial maximum in European brown bears
peer reviewed The current phylogeographic pattern of European brown bears (Ursus arctos) has commonly been explained by postglacial recolonization out of geographically distinct refugia in southern Europe, a pattern well in accordance with the expansion/contraction model. Studies of ancient DNA from...
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ftorbi:oai:orbi.ulg.ac.be:2268/245281 2024-04-21T08:12:59+00:00 Genetic turnovers and northern survival during the last glacial maximum in European brown bears Ersmark, Erik Baryshnikov, Gennady Higham, Thomas Argant, Alain Castaños, Pedro Döppes, Doris Gasparik, Mihály Germonpré, Mietje Lidén, Kerstin Lipecki, Grzegorz Marciszak, Adrian Miller, Rebecca Moreno-García, Marta Pacher, Martina Robu, Marius Rodriguez-Varela, Ricardo Rojo Guerra, Manuel Sabol, Martin Spassov, Nikolaï Storå, Jan Valdiosera, Cristina Villaluenga, Aritza Stewart, John Dalén, Love 2019 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/245281 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5172 en eng John Wiley and Sons Ltd urn:issn:2045-7758 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/245281 info:hdl:2268/245281 doi:10.1002/ece3.5172 scopus-id:2-s2.0-85062342130 info:pmid:31161006 restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Ecology and Evolution, 9 (10), 5891-5905 (2019) LGM Ursus arctos Arts & humanities Archaeology History Arts & sciences humaines Archéologie Histoire journal article http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 info:eu-repo/semantics/article peer reviewed 2019 ftorbi https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5172 2024-03-27T14:54:09Z peer reviewed The current phylogeographic pattern of European brown bears (Ursus arctos) has commonly been explained by postglacial recolonization out of geographically distinct refugia in southern Europe, a pattern well in accordance with the expansion/contraction model. Studies of ancient DNA from brown bear remains have questioned this pattern, but have failed to explain the glacial distribution of mitochondrial brown bear clades and their subsequent expansion across the European continent. We here present 136 new mitochondrial sequences generated from 346 remains from Europe, ranging in age between the Late Pleistocene and historical times. The genetic data show a high Late Pleistocene diversity across the continent and challenge the strict confinement of bears to traditional southern refugia during the last glacial maximum (LGM). The mitochondrial data further suggest a genetic turnover just before this time, as well as a steep demographic decline starting in the mid-Holocene. Levels of stable nitrogen isotopes from the remains confirm a previously proposed shift toward increasing herbivory around the LGM in Europe. Overall, these results suggest that in addition to climate, anthropogenic impact and inter-specific competition may have had more important effects on the brown bear's ecology, demography, and genetic structure than previously thought. © 2019 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FP6 BiodivERsA ERA‐NET program Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos University of Liège: ORBi (Open Repository and Bibliography) Ecology and Evolution 9 10 5891 5905 |
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LGM Ursus arctos Arts & humanities Archaeology History Arts & sciences humaines Archéologie Histoire Ersmark, Erik Baryshnikov, Gennady Higham, Thomas Argant, Alain Castaños, Pedro Döppes, Doris Gasparik, Mihály Germonpré, Mietje Lidén, Kerstin Lipecki, Grzegorz Marciszak, Adrian Miller, Rebecca Moreno-García, Marta Pacher, Martina Robu, Marius Rodriguez-Varela, Ricardo Rojo Guerra, Manuel Sabol, Martin Spassov, Nikolaï Storå, Jan Valdiosera, Cristina Villaluenga, Aritza Stewart, John Dalén, Love Genetic turnovers and northern survival during the last glacial maximum in European brown bears |
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peer reviewed The current phylogeographic pattern of European brown bears (Ursus arctos) has commonly been explained by postglacial recolonization out of geographically distinct refugia in southern Europe, a pattern well in accordance with the expansion/contraction model. Studies of ancient DNA from brown bear remains have questioned this pattern, but have failed to explain the glacial distribution of mitochondrial brown bear clades and their subsequent expansion across the European continent. We here present 136 new mitochondrial sequences generated from 346 remains from Europe, ranging in age between the Late Pleistocene and historical times. The genetic data show a high Late Pleistocene diversity across the continent and challenge the strict confinement of bears to traditional southern refugia during the last glacial maximum (LGM). The mitochondrial data further suggest a genetic turnover just before this time, as well as a steep demographic decline starting in the mid-Holocene. Levels of stable nitrogen isotopes from the remains confirm a previously proposed shift toward increasing herbivory around the LGM in Europe. Overall, these results suggest that in addition to climate, anthropogenic impact and inter-specific competition may have had more important effects on the brown bear's ecology, demography, and genetic structure than previously thought. © 2019 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FP6 BiodivERsA ERA‐NET program |
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Ersmark, Erik Baryshnikov, Gennady Higham, Thomas Argant, Alain Castaños, Pedro Döppes, Doris Gasparik, Mihály Germonpré, Mietje Lidén, Kerstin Lipecki, Grzegorz Marciszak, Adrian Miller, Rebecca Moreno-García, Marta Pacher, Martina Robu, Marius Rodriguez-Varela, Ricardo Rojo Guerra, Manuel Sabol, Martin Spassov, Nikolaï Storå, Jan Valdiosera, Cristina Villaluenga, Aritza Stewart, John Dalén, Love |
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Ersmark, Erik Baryshnikov, Gennady Higham, Thomas Argant, Alain Castaños, Pedro Döppes, Doris Gasparik, Mihály Germonpré, Mietje Lidén, Kerstin Lipecki, Grzegorz Marciszak, Adrian Miller, Rebecca Moreno-García, Marta Pacher, Martina Robu, Marius Rodriguez-Varela, Ricardo Rojo Guerra, Manuel Sabol, Martin Spassov, Nikolaï Storå, Jan Valdiosera, Cristina Villaluenga, Aritza Stewart, John Dalén, Love |
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Genetic turnovers and northern survival during the last glacial maximum in European brown bears |
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Genetic turnovers and northern survival during the last glacial maximum in European brown bears |
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Genetic turnovers and northern survival during the last glacial maximum in European brown bears |
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Genetic turnovers and northern survival during the last glacial maximum in European brown bears |
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Genetic turnovers and northern survival during the last glacial maximum in European brown bears |
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genetic turnovers and northern survival during the last glacial maximum in european brown bears |
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