Lineage diversification in a widespread species: roles for niche divergence and conservatism in the common kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula

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作者
Pyron, R. Alexander [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Burbrink, Frank T. [3 ]
机构
[1] CUNY, Dept Biol, Grad Sch, New York, NY 10016 USA
[2] CUNY, Univ Ctr, New York, NY 10016 USA
[3] CUNY Coll Staten Isl, Dept Biol, Staten Isl, NY 10314 USA
关键词
biogeography; genetic divergence; niche conservatism; niche modelling; speciation; HISTORICAL DEMOGRAPHY; LATITUDINAL DIVERSITY; MITOCHONDRIAL-DNA; SKY ISLANDS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIATION; EVOLUTIONARY; SALAMANDER; GRADIENT; ECOLOGY;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04292.x
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Niche conservatism and niche divergence are both important ecological mechanisms associated with promoting allopatric speciation across geographical barriers. However, the potential for variable responses in widely distributed organisms has not been fully investigated. For allopatric sister lineages, three patterns for the interaction of ecological niche preference and geographical barriers are possible: (i) niche conservatism at a physical barrier; (ii) niche divergence at a physical barrier; and (iii) niche divergence in the absence of a physical barrier. We test for the presence of these patterns in a transcontinentally distributed snake species, the common kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula), to determine the relative frequency of niche conservatism or divergence in a single species complex inhabiting multiple distinct ecoregions. We infer the phylogeographic structure of the kingsnake using a range-wide data set sampled for the mitochondrial gene cytochrome b. We use coalescent simulation methods to test for the presence of structured lineage formation vs. fragmentation of a widespread ancestor. Finally, we use statistical techniques for creating and evaluating ecological niche models to test for conservatism of ecological niche preferences. Significant geographical structure is present in the kingsnake, for which coalescent tests indicate structured population division. Surprisingly, we find evidence for all three patterns of conservatism and divergence. This suggests that ecological niche preferences may be labile on recent phylogenetic timescales, and that lineage formation in widespread species can result from an interaction between inertial tendencies of niche conservatism and natural selection on populations in ecologically divergent habitats.
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页数:15
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