Contrasting diffusion of Quaternary gene pools across Europe: The case of the arctic–alpine Gentiana nivalis L. (Gentianaceae)

Alvarez, Nadir; Manel, Stéphanie; Schmitt, Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.flora.2012.03.006

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“…they are derived from the same refugia as the nearby Alpine populations (e.g. Pauls et al 2006;Schmitt et al 2006;Mardulyn et al 2009;Triponez et al 2011;Alvarez et al 2012;Charrier et al 2014). Exceptions to this rule are the caddisfly Drusus discolor with a genetic lineage restricted to Jura, Vosges and Black Forest (Pauls et al 2006) and the butterfly Erebia manto with the genetically strongly differentiated taxon vogesiaca endemic to the Vosges (Schmitt et al 2014).…”

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“…However, lineages in the Alps do not always have a northern origin. For example, populations of Gentiana nivalis derived from the extended zonal ice age distribution were detected in the North, the Pyrenees and Carpathians, while three other lineages exist in the Alps, calling for three perialpine glacial refugia in addition to the zonal range (Alvarez et al 2012). In the stonefly Arcynopteryx dichroa, the northern clade is limited in the South to the Black Forest, thus supporting the existence of an extended zonal range of the species, but its limited impact on the postglacial recolonisation of the southern mountains indicates that these were mostly colonised from glacial refugia in their foothills (Theissinger et al 2012).…”

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Molecular Biogeography of the High Mountain Systems of Europe: An Overview

Schmitt

2017

Advances in Global Change Research

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The biogeography of alpine and arctic-alpine species is complex, much more complex than thought until relatively recently. Alpine species survived glacial periods mostly within refugia in close proximity to the mountains where they are found today. One mountain range can be colonised from several glacial refugia, while one refugium can be the source of colonisation of more than one mountain range. The zonal distributions in the glacial cold steppes are only of importance for arctic-alpine species. Their arctic ranges normally derive from there, while the southern mountains were colonised from there or from near-mountain refugia as in the cases of the alpine species.

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Molecular Biogeography of the High Mountain Systems of Europe: An Overview

Schmitt

2017

Advances in Global Change Research

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“…Nevertheless, nuclear markers have successfully been used to study phylogeography in plants (e.g. Alvarez et al 2012;Garcia et al 2012). Carlsson et al (2004) identified the contact zone and hybridization in Fennoscandian adders using nuclear markers.…”

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Postglacial recolonization in a cold climate specialist in western Europe: patterns of genetic diversity in the adder (Vipera berus) support the central–marginal hypothesis

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Understanding the impact of postglacial recolonization on genetic diversity is essential in explaining current patterns of genetic variation. The central-marginal hypothesis (CMH) predicts a reduction in genetic diversity from the core of the distribution to peripheral populations, as well as reduced connectivity between peripheral populations. While the CMH has received considerable empirical support, its broad applicability is still debated and alternative hypotheses predict different spatial patterns of genetic diversity. Using microsatellite markers, we analysed the genetic diversity of the adder (Vipera berus) in western Europe to reconstruct postglacial recolonization. Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) analyses suggested a postglacial recolonization from two routes: a western route from the Atlantic Coast up to Belgium and a central route from the Massif Central to the Alps. This cold-adapted species likely used two isolated glacial refugia in southern France, in permafrost-free areas during the last glacial maximum. Adder populations further from putative glacial refugia had lower genetic diversity and reduced connectivity; therefore, our results support the predictions of the CMH. Our study also illustrates the utility of highly variable nuclear markers, such as microsatellites, and ABC to test competing recolonization hypotheses.

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“…In general, such vertical shifts are frequently observed in many mountain species (Schmitt, ). However, a retraction to more northern latitudes, as in numerous other cold‐adapted species (Holdhaus, ; Schönswetter et al ., ; Muster & Berendonk, ; Habel et al ., 2011b; Triponez et al ., ; Alvarez et al ., ), has not taken place for C. rhodopensis .…”

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Genetic legacy from past panmixia: high genetic variability and low differentiation in disjunct populations of the Eastern Large Heath butterfly

Louy

Habel

Abadjiev

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Biol J Linn Soc Lond

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Glacial and interglacial cycles of the Pleistocene have led to severe range fluctuations of many species. These range shifts of the past often are reflected by extant genetic signatures. Retractions of distribution areas often have fostered splits into several small and isolated retreats as remnants of the formerly interconnected range. These processes often go in line with losses of intraspecific diversity. By contrast, large and interconnected distribution ranges mostly sustain high levels of genetic variability. The genetic impact of both scenarios strongly depends on the temporal scale. In the present study, we tested the genetic effects of an assumed long-lasting widespread distribution during glacial periods and more short-term population retractions to mountain archipelagos during warm stages. We analyzed polymorphic allozymes for individuals of the Eastern Large Heath butterfly, Coenonympha rhodopensis, including major parts of its distribution, such as central Italy and the Balkan Peninsula. Our data show extraordinarily high genetic diversity. The only remarkable genetic split is detectable between the central Apennines (Italy) and the Balkan mountain systems. The populations sampled over seven Balkan mountain systems (Jakupica, Shar Planina, Ossogovo, Pirin, Rila, Rhodopes, and Stara Planina) show low genetic differentiation. This low genetic differentiation and high genetic diversity diverges from the genetic structures frequently found in species with disjunct distributions. We therefore hypothesize that the obtained molecular structure is the product of down-slope shift during the last cold stage and subsequent expansion over the lowlands of the Balkan Peninsula. The current mountain restriction most probably occurred with the beginning of the postglacial warming, which is too short a time span to be of evolutionary relevance. Therefore, the recent high genetic diversities and low differentiation may still reflect long-lasting glacial panmixia but not (yet) the recent disjunction. The strong genetic differentiation between the Balkans and Italian Apennines must result from an earlier dispersal process, most probably from the Balkans to Italy.

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Contrasting diffusion of Quaternary gene pools across Europe: The case of the arctic–alpine Gentiana nivalis L. (Gentianaceae)

Cited by 18 publications

References 45 publications

Molecular Biogeography of the High Mountain Systems of Europe: An Overview

Molecular Biogeography of the High Mountain Systems of Europe: An Overview

Postglacial recolonization in a cold climate specialist in western Europe: patterns of genetic diversity in the adder (Vipera berus) support the central–marginal hypothesis

Genetic legacy from past panmixia: high genetic variability and low differentiation in disjunct populations of the Eastern Large Heath butterfly

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