First steps towards assessing the evolutionary history and phylogeography of a widely distributed Neotropical grassland bird (Motacillidae: Anthus correndera )
Grasslands in southern South America are extensive ecosystems which harbor a unique biodiversity; however, studies on the evolution of their taxa are scarce. Here we studied the phylogeography and population history of the Correndera Pipit (Anthus correndera), a grassland specialist bird with a larg...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/dc3c6614-76ac-461c-b33f-9ced4ca28e15 2024-06-23T07:47:42+00:00 First steps towards assessing the evolutionary history and phylogeography of a widely distributed Neotropical grassland bird (Motacillidae: Anthus correndera ) Norambuena, Heraldo V. van Els, Paul Munoz-Ramirez, Carlos P. Victoriano, Pedro F. 2018-11-21 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11370/dc3c6614-76ac-461c-b33f-9ced4ca28e15 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/dc3c6614-76ac-461c-b33f-9ced4ca28e15 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5886 https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/76753599/peerj_5886.pdf eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/dc3c6614-76ac-461c-b33f-9ced4ca28e15 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Norambuena , H V , van Els , P , Munoz-Ramirez , C P & Victoriano , P F 2018 , ' First steps towards assessing the evolutionary history and phylogeography of a widely distributed Neotropical grassland bird (Motacillidae: Anthus correndera ) ' , PeerJ , vol. 6 , 5886 . https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5886 South America Andes Pleistocene Oscines Lowlands Highlands Speciation NEW-WORLD HAPLOTYPE RECONSTRUCTION GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION STATISTICAL-METHOD SOUTH-AMERICA DIVERSIFICATION BIOGEOGRAPHY COMPLEX article 2018 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5886 2024-06-10T16:44:07Z Grasslands in southern South America are extensive ecosystems which harbor a unique biodiversity; however, studies on the evolution of their taxa are scarce. Here we studied the phylogeography and population history of the Correndera Pipit (Anthus correndera), a grassland specialist bird with a large breeding distribution in southern South America, with the goals of investigating its phylogeographic history and relate it to the historical development of South American grasslands. The mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit II gene (ND2) was sequenced in 66 individuals from 19 localities and the intron 9 of the sex-linked gene for aconitase (ACOI9) was sequenced from a subset of those individuals, including all five subspecies of A. correndera, as well as the closely related A. antarcticus. Phylogenetic analysis revealed two distinct lineages within the complex: the first (A) corresponding to Andean subspecies A. c. calcaratus and A. c. catamarcae and the second (B) including birds traditionally assigned to A. c. correndera, A. c. chilensis, A. c. grayi and some individuals of A. c. catamarcae. A. antarcticus is nested within this second lineage. These results were also supported by evidence of niche divergence for variables associated with precipitation. The oldest split between Glade A and B was estimated at c. 0.37 Mya, during the middle Pleistocene. Species distribution models for the present and the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) suggest that grassland areas in southern South America remained relatively stable, in contrast to the general view of a reduction in grassland cover in South America since the LGM. Recent divergences and low phylogeographic structure (for lowland vs. highland geographic groups, infra-population genetic variance was greater than inter-groups; e.g., for ACOI9: 95.47% and ND2: 51.51% respectively), suggest widespread gene flow between lowland populations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* antarcticus University of Groningen research database PeerJ 6 e5886 |
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South America Andes Pleistocene Oscines Lowlands Highlands Speciation NEW-WORLD HAPLOTYPE RECONSTRUCTION GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION STATISTICAL-METHOD SOUTH-AMERICA DIVERSIFICATION BIOGEOGRAPHY COMPLEX |
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South America Andes Pleistocene Oscines Lowlands Highlands Speciation NEW-WORLD HAPLOTYPE RECONSTRUCTION GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION STATISTICAL-METHOD SOUTH-AMERICA DIVERSIFICATION BIOGEOGRAPHY COMPLEX Norambuena, Heraldo V. van Els, Paul Munoz-Ramirez, Carlos P. Victoriano, Pedro F. First steps towards assessing the evolutionary history and phylogeography of a widely distributed Neotropical grassland bird (Motacillidae: Anthus correndera ) |
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South America Andes Pleistocene Oscines Lowlands Highlands Speciation NEW-WORLD HAPLOTYPE RECONSTRUCTION GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION STATISTICAL-METHOD SOUTH-AMERICA DIVERSIFICATION BIOGEOGRAPHY COMPLEX |
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Grasslands in southern South America are extensive ecosystems which harbor a unique biodiversity; however, studies on the evolution of their taxa are scarce. Here we studied the phylogeography and population history of the Correndera Pipit (Anthus correndera), a grassland specialist bird with a large breeding distribution in southern South America, with the goals of investigating its phylogeographic history and relate it to the historical development of South American grasslands. The mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit II gene (ND2) was sequenced in 66 individuals from 19 localities and the intron 9 of the sex-linked gene for aconitase (ACOI9) was sequenced from a subset of those individuals, including all five subspecies of A. correndera, as well as the closely related A. antarcticus. Phylogenetic analysis revealed two distinct lineages within the complex: the first (A) corresponding to Andean subspecies A. c. calcaratus and A. c. catamarcae and the second (B) including birds traditionally assigned to A. c. correndera, A. c. chilensis, A. c. grayi and some individuals of A. c. catamarcae. A. antarcticus is nested within this second lineage. These results were also supported by evidence of niche divergence for variables associated with precipitation. The oldest split between Glade A and B was estimated at c. 0.37 Mya, during the middle Pleistocene. Species distribution models for the present and the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) suggest that grassland areas in southern South America remained relatively stable, in contrast to the general view of a reduction in grassland cover in South America since the LGM. Recent divergences and low phylogeographic structure (for lowland vs. highland geographic groups, infra-population genetic variance was greater than inter-groups; e.g., for ACOI9: 95.47% and ND2: 51.51% respectively), suggest widespread gene flow between lowland populations. |
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First steps towards assessing the evolutionary history and phylogeography of a widely distributed Neotropical grassland bird (Motacillidae: Anthus correndera ) |
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First steps towards assessing the evolutionary history and phylogeography of a widely distributed Neotropical grassland bird (Motacillidae: Anthus correndera ) |
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First steps towards assessing the evolutionary history and phylogeography of a widely distributed Neotropical grassland bird (Motacillidae: Anthus correndera ) |
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First steps towards assessing the evolutionary history and phylogeography of a widely distributed Neotropical grassland bird (Motacillidae: Anthus correndera ) |
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First steps towards assessing the evolutionary history and phylogeography of a widely distributed Neotropical grassland bird (Motacillidae: Anthus correndera ) |
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first steps towards assessing the evolutionary history and phylogeography of a widely distributed neotropical grassland bird (motacillidae: anthus correndera ) |
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Norambuena , H V , van Els , P , Munoz-Ramirez , C P & Victoriano , P F 2018 , ' First steps towards assessing the evolutionary history and phylogeography of a widely distributed Neotropical grassland bird (Motacillidae: Anthus correndera ) ' , PeerJ , vol. 6 , 5886 . https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5886 |
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