Parthenogenesis through the ice ages: A biogeographic analysis of Caucasian rock lizards (genus Darevskia)

Freitas S., Rocha S., Campos J., Ahmadzadeh F., Corti C., Sillero N., ...Daha Fazla

MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION, cilt.102, ss.117-127, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 102
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.035
  • Dergi Adı: MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.117-127
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Darevskia, Parthenogenesis, mtDNA, Phylogeny, Ecological niche models, Glaciations, PHYLOGENETIC-RELATIONSHIPS, STATISTICAL-METHOD, POPULATION, EVOLUTION, PATTERNS, COMPLEX, MODELS, SEX, DIVERGENCE, DEMOGRAPHY
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Darevskia rock lizards include both sexual and parthenogenetic species, mostly distributed in the heterogeneous and ecologically diverse Caucasus. The parthenogenetic species originated via directional hybridogenesis, with only some of the sexual species known to serve as parentals. However, it remains unclear when and where these events happened and how many parental lineages were involved. A multilocus phylogeographic analysis was performed on the parthenogens D. unisexualis, D. bendimahiensis and D. uzzeli, and their putative maternal species D. raddei. Results show the parthenogenetic species all have relatively recent origins, approximately 200-70 kyr ago, and at least three hybridization events were involved in their formation. Ecological niche models identify the region where hybridization events leading to the formation of D. unisexualis took place, namely in the northeast of the current distribution. Models also suggest that the sexual D. raddei might have undergone a habitat shift between the Last Interglacial and the Last Glacial Maximum. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.