Complex population structure of the Atlantic puffin revealed by whole genome analyses
International audience Abstract The factors underlying gene flow and genomic population structure in vagile seabirds are notoriously difficult to understand due to their complex ecology with diverse dispersal barriers and extensive periods at sea. Yet, such understanding is vital for conservation ma...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:10670/1.f41886 2023-05-15T15:27:55+02:00 Complex population structure of the Atlantic puffin revealed by whole genome analyses Kersten, Oliver Star, Bastiaan Leigh, Deborah Anker-Nilssen, Tycho Strøm, Hallvard Danielsen, Jóhannis Descamps, Sébastien Erikstad, Kjell Fitzsimmons, Michelle Fort, Jérôme Hansen, Erpur Harris, Mike Irestedt, Martin Kleven, Oddmund Mallory, Mark Jakobsen, Kjetill Boessenkool, Sanne LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés - UMRi 7266 (LIENSs) Université de La Rochelle (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2021-07-29 https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02415-4 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03346894/file/s42003-021-02415-4.pdf https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03346894 en eng HAL CCSD Nature Publishing Group hal-03346894 doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02415-4 10670/1.f41886 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03346894/file/s42003-021-02415-4.pdf https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03346894 other Hyper Article en Ligne - Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société ISSN: 2399-3642 Communications Biology Communications Biology, Nature Publishing Group, 2021, 4 (1), ⟨10.1038/s42003-021-02415-4⟩ envir psy Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2021 fttriple https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02415-4 2023-01-22T16:39:46Z International audience Abstract The factors underlying gene flow and genomic population structure in vagile seabirds are notoriously difficult to understand due to their complex ecology with diverse dispersal barriers and extensive periods at sea. Yet, such understanding is vital for conservation management of seabirds that are globally declining at alarming rates. Here, we elucidate the population structure of the Atlantic puffin ( Fratercula arctica ) by assembling its reference genome and analyzing genome-wide resequencing data of 72 individuals from 12 colonies. We identify four large, genetically distinct clusters, observe isolation-by-distance between colonies within these clusters, and obtain evidence for a secondary contact zone. These observations disagree with the current taxonomy, and show that a complex set of contemporary biotic factors impede gene flow over different spatial scales. Our results highlight the power of whole genome data to reveal unexpected population structure in vagile marine seabirds and its value for seabird taxonomy, evolution and conservation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic puffin fratercula Fratercula arctica Unknown Communications Biology 4 1 |
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International audience Abstract The factors underlying gene flow and genomic population structure in vagile seabirds are notoriously difficult to understand due to their complex ecology with diverse dispersal barriers and extensive periods at sea. Yet, such understanding is vital for conservation management of seabirds that are globally declining at alarming rates. Here, we elucidate the population structure of the Atlantic puffin ( Fratercula arctica ) by assembling its reference genome and analyzing genome-wide resequencing data of 72 individuals from 12 colonies. We identify four large, genetically distinct clusters, observe isolation-by-distance between colonies within these clusters, and obtain evidence for a secondary contact zone. These observations disagree with the current taxonomy, and show that a complex set of contemporary biotic factors impede gene flow over different spatial scales. Our results highlight the power of whole genome data to reveal unexpected population structure in vagile marine seabirds and its value for seabird taxonomy, evolution and conservation. |
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LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés - UMRi 7266 (LIENSs) Université de La Rochelle (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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Kersten, Oliver Star, Bastiaan Leigh, Deborah Anker-Nilssen, Tycho Strøm, Hallvard Danielsen, Jóhannis Descamps, Sébastien Erikstad, Kjell Fitzsimmons, Michelle Fort, Jérôme Hansen, Erpur Harris, Mike Irestedt, Martin Kleven, Oddmund Mallory, Mark Jakobsen, Kjetill Boessenkool, Sanne |
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Kersten, Oliver Star, Bastiaan Leigh, Deborah Anker-Nilssen, Tycho Strøm, Hallvard Danielsen, Jóhannis Descamps, Sébastien Erikstad, Kjell Fitzsimmons, Michelle Fort, Jérôme Hansen, Erpur Harris, Mike Irestedt, Martin Kleven, Oddmund Mallory, Mark Jakobsen, Kjetill Boessenkool, Sanne |
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Complex population structure of the Atlantic puffin revealed by whole genome analyses |
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Complex population structure of the Atlantic puffin revealed by whole genome analyses |
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Complex population structure of the Atlantic puffin revealed by whole genome analyses |
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Complex population structure of the Atlantic puffin revealed by whole genome analyses |
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Complex population structure of the Atlantic puffin revealed by whole genome analyses |
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complex population structure of the atlantic puffin revealed by whole genome analyses |
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