Butterflies of European islands: the implications of the geography and ecology of rarity and endemicity for conservation

Dennis, Roger L. H.; Dapporto, Leonardo; Shreeve, Tim G.; John, Eddie; Coutsis, John G; Kudrna, Otakar; Saarinen, Kimmo; Ryrholm, Nils; Williams, William V.

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“…Hence, an archipelago represents a natural experimental field for the investigation of diversification and adaptive potential of taxa (Dennis et al ., ; Poulakakis et al ., ; Comes, Tribsch & Bittkau, ; Georghiou & Delipetrou, ; Désamoré et al ., ; Simaiakis et al ., ). Indeed, it was found that a large fraction of European butterfly species (approximately 60%) occurs on islands, which comprise only 6.2% of the land area of Europe (Dennis et al ., ). Intraspecific diversification, as well as allopatric speciation followed by both non‐adaptive and adaptive radiation, characterizes biota from the Aegean archipelago (Sfenthourakis, ; Bittkau & Comes, , ; Allegrucci et al ., ; Lymberakis & Poulakakis, ; Evin, Horáček & Hulva, ; Winterfeld, Perner & Roser, ).…”

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“…For example, Dennis et al . () reported that periods of isolation for some southern archipelagos (including the Aegean Archipelago) were linked with species diversification. During glaciations, islands in the southern part of Europe served as refuges (Hewitt, , ) and, subsequently, during deglaciation and warming, they became centres of species dispersal.…”

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Genetic and phenotypic diversity patterns inMerodon albifrons Meigen, 1822 (Diptera: Syrphidae): evidence of intraspecific spatial and temporal structuring

Milankov

Ludoški

Francuski

et al. 2013

Biol J Linn Soc Lond

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Molecular and phenotypic diversities of Merodon albifrons (Diptera, Syrphidae) of the Aegean islands (Greece) were assessed and compared with the Aegean (Greece) island and island versus mainland sites (Volos, Greece; Alicante, Spain). The complementary use of molecular markers of nuclear and mitochondrial genomes and the study of phenotypic traits (wing size and shape) were found to be powerful tools for revealing hidden temporal (spring versus autumn generation) and spatial (Iberian versus Greek clade, within the Greek clade) diversity within M. albifrons. First, wing size and shape differences discriminated the Spanish M. albifrons clade from the Greek populations, implying the presence of an evolutionarily independent lineage. Wing measurements also revealed hidden temporal (spring versus autumn) phenotypic diversity. By contrast to the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I gene diversity observed in Lesvos (seven haplotypes), Naxos (three haplotypes), and Volos (five haplotypes), only one haplotype was registered in both spring and autumn generations from Chios. The observed allelic and genotypic uniqueness at nuclear allozyme loci indicates temporal (spring versus autumn) and spatial (within and between Chios and Lesvos islands) patterns of genetic diversity. By contrast to the genetic homogeneity found among samples from Chios Island, population structure was found to characterize Lesvos Island. Based on individual relatedness, spatial analysis across islands clustered particular populations of both generations from Lesvos compared to others, which is in agreement with the barriers identified by the software ALLELES IN SPACE.

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Genetic and phenotypic diversity patterns inMerodon albifrons Meigen, 1822 (Diptera: Syrphidae): evidence of intraspecific spatial and temporal structuring

Milankov

Ludoški

Francuski

et al. 2013

Biol J Linn Soc Lond

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“…Comparison of the first comprehensive work on European butterflies (Higgins & Riley, 1970) with more recent publications (de Prins & Iversen, 1996; Tolman, 1997; Kudrna, 2002; Lafranchis, 2004; Dennis et al ., 2008) shows that approximately 50 butterfly taxa have been described as new species or elevated to species rank during the last 40 years. Many of these newly‐recognized species have extremely local ‘dot‐like’ distributions that are restricted to particular mountain valleys in Spain, Italy, the Balkan Peninsula and Crimea, or to small Mediterranean islands (Kudrna, 2002).…”

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How common are dot-like distributions? Taxonomical oversplitting in western European Agrodiaetus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) revealed by chromosomal and molecular markers

Vila¹,

Lukhtanov²,

Talavera³

et al. 2010

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

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Approximately 50 taxa of butterflies in Western Europe have been described as new species or elevated to the level of species during the last 40 years. Many, especially those belonging to the genus Agrodiaetus, have unusually localized, 'dot-like' distributional ranges. In the present study, we use a combination of chromosomal and molecular markers to re-evaluate the species status of Agrodiaetus distributed west of the 17th meridian. The results obtained do not support the current designations of Agrodiaetus galloi, Agrodiaetus exuberans, and Agrodiaetus agenjoi as endemic species with highly restricted distribution ranges, but indicate that these taxa are more likely to be local populations of a widely distributed species, Agrodiaetus ripartii. Agrodiaetus violetae is shown to be a polytypic species consisting of at least two subspecies, including Agrodiaetus violetae subbaeticus comb. nov. and Agrodiaetus violetae violetae. Agrodiaetus violetae is genetically (but not chromosomally) distinct from Agrodiaetus fabressei and has a wider distribution in southern Spain than previously believed. Agrodiaetus humedasae from northern Italy is supported as a highly localized species that is distinct from its nearest relatives. We propose a revision of the species lists for Agrodiaetus taking these new data into account. The results reported in the present study are relevant to animal conservation efforts in Europe because of their implications for IUCN Red List priorities.

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“…A common finding is that contemporary geography is often found to dominate the outcome, particularly for mobile organisms such as butterflies (Dennis & Shreeve, 1996;Dennis et al, 2000aDennis et al, , 2008Hausdorf & Hennig, 2005;Dapporto & Cini, 2007;Dapporto, Wolf & Strumia, 2007;Fattorini, 2009). There are several possible reasons for this finding.…”

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Phylogeography and counter-intuitive inferences in island biogeography: evidence from morphometric markers in the mobile butterfly Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)

Dapporto¹,

Bruschini

Baracchi

et al. 2009

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

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Distribution of mobile organisms on near-continent islands is mainly shaped by factors operating over ecological rather geological time. However, the phylogeography of single species has the potential to expose historical factors at work. In the present study, West Mediterranean populations of the butterfly Maniola jurtina are studied using geometric morphometrics. The distribution of the two well established lineages (Maniola jurtina jurtina in the Atlanto-Mediterranean area and Maniola jurtina janira in the Central-Eastern-Mediterranean area) on 12 islands and the adjoining continents are compared. The south-western lineage unexpectedly occurs on islands close to shores occupied by the eastern lineage. We have modelled the distribution of the lineages using three different hypotheses: (1) a contemporary isolation model, which predicts lineage occupancy of islands is linked to relative distances from neighbouring continental areas; (2) a refugial hypothesis, which predicts one lineage to be the ancestral one for the whole region studied, and then successively replaced over part of it; (3) a changing geography hypothesis, which predicts the two lineages to have evolved in their currently occupied areas, continuously sourcing islands subsequent to the Würm maximum glaciation. Of the three models, the refugial hypothesis is most highly correlated with the observed pattern, suggesting that Mediterranean islands may function as refugia during cold periods, much as the three mainland peninsulas of Iberia, Italy and Greece are known to have done. Thereafter, hybridization on the nearest and smallest islands has occurred, with the entire process supporting the notion of the joint influence of factors in ecological and geological time.

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Butterflies of European islands: the implications of the geography and ecology of rarity and endemicity for conservation

Cited by 33 publications

References 49 publications

Genetic and phenotypic diversity patterns inMerodon albifrons Meigen, 1822 (Diptera: Syrphidae): evidence of intraspecific spatial and temporal structuring

Genetic and phenotypic diversity patterns inMerodon albifrons Meigen, 1822 (Diptera: Syrphidae): evidence of intraspecific spatial and temporal structuring

How common are dot-like distributions? Taxonomical oversplitting in western European Agrodiaetus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) revealed by chromosomal and molecular markers

Phylogeography and counter-intuitive inferences in island biogeography: evidence from morphometric markers in the mobile butterfly Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)

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