Historical demography of the Eurasian green woodpecker: integrating phylogeography and ecological niche modelling to test glacial refugia hypothesis

Perktaş, Utku; Gür, Hakan; Ada, Eren

doi:10.25225/fozo.v64.i3.a9.2015

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“…Nevertheless, it supports conclusions from other studies (e.g. Perktaş et al, 2015b) that European biogeography is significantly more complex than previously thought.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…competition) may have played a role in restricting the distribution of Q. robur in Iberia during the LGM, besides climatic factors. This pattern is also consistent with results for some forest-dependent bird species in the region (Perktaş et al, 2015b), and may have occurred in Anatolia, which has more Quercus species (18; Hedge & Yaltırık, 1982) than Iberia (12;Do Amaral Franco, 1991). The role of such competition is worth studying in more detail with regard to interglacial-glacial range shifts in deciduous oak species during the Pleistocene.…”

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confidence: 86%

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Ecological niche modelling of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) supports the ‘expansion–contraction’ model of Pleistocene biogeography

Ülker

Tavşanoğlu

Perktaş

2017

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

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During the Pleistocene glacial periods, the ranges of many temperate species in Europe contracted southwards to refugia near the Mediterranean Basin. This study tested the 'expansion-contraction' model by applying the ecological niche modelling approach to one widespread temperate tree species, pedunculate oak, Quercus robur L., distributed across Europe and Anatolia. We projected the distribution of Q. robur under climatic conditions of the Present, the mid-Holocene [HOL, c. 6000 years before present (YBP)], the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, c. 22 000 YBP) and the Last Interglacial (LIG, c. 130 000 YBP). Quercus robur was at equilibrium with the climate as the model prediction was highly compatible with the its known distribution range under present bioclimatic conditions. The LIG and the HOL predictions gave a much broader distribution range than that during the LGM, suggesting its range contracted towards favourable areas in southern Europe and Anatolia. The results indicate that the glacial refugia hypothesis, based mainly on the 'expansion-contraction' model, applies to Q. robur, although possible extra-Mediterranean refugia in northern, western and southern France are also identified. This study therefore supports claims that European biogeography is significantly more complex than previously thought.

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“…Nevertheless, it supports conclusions from other studies (e.g. Perktaş et al, 2015b) that European biogeography is significantly more complex than previously thought.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 86%

Ecological niche modelling of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) supports the ‘expansion–contraction’ model of Pleistocene biogeography

Ülker

Tavşanoğlu

Perktaş

2017

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

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“…Lineages showing similar level of genetic differentiation including woodpeckers (green woodpecker s.l., great spotted woodpecker s.l.) are often treated as distinct species regardless of the species concepts considered (del Hoyo & Collar, 2014;Perktas & Quintero, 2013;Perktas, Gur, & Ada, 2015).…”

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Significant Asia‐Europe divergence in the middle spotted woodpecker (Aves, Picidae)

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Population divergence could be strongly affected by species’ ecology and might not be a direct response to climate‐driven environmental change. We tested this in the middle spotted woodpecker (Dendrocoptes medius), a non‐migratory, low‐dispersal habitat specialist associated with old deciduous forests of the Western Palearctic. We present the first phylogeographic study of this species integrating genetic data (three mitochondrial loci, one autosomal and one Z‐linked intron) with species distribution modelling. Based on this species’ ecology, we predicted that the middle spotted woodpecker could have colonized its current range from multiple Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) refugia and that strongly structured populations could be expected. Indeed, we discovered a strong genetic divergence between Asian and European populations, with a split estimated at around one million of years ago. This was surprising given only slight intraspecific variation in plumage and morphology. Although there was no significant phylogeographic structure within the Asian and European groups, we cannot exclude the possibility of multiple refugia within either group during the LGM. This has to be further investigated with more extensive geographic sampling and larger number of variable independently evolving markers. Future studies should also investigate potential differences in vocalizations and ecology between the two groups. Lineages showing similar level of genetic differentiation including woodpeckers are often treated as species‐level taxa. Comparison of our results with the phylogeographic history of other woodpeckers, suggests that sympatric species with similar life‐histories might have idiosyncratic phylogeographic patterns probably resulting from different ecological requirements or historic stochasticity.

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“…The increasing availability of paleoclimatic information has supported phylogeographic and ENM studies for the identification and location of Pleistocene climate refugia, i. e., areas of favorable conditions where species survived during glaciations. For instance, Perktaş et al (2015) reassessed the historical demography of the Eurasian green woodpecker Picus viridis by producing ENMs based on mitochondrial DNA lineages, which allowed the identification of potential glacial refugia. An excellent proposal on these topics is the one by Gavin et al (2014) who emphasize the importance of adequately integrating the three major lines of evidence to infer the existence of past refugia: fossil records, ENM, and phylogeographic information.…”

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Analysis of the application of ecological niche modeling in phylogeographic studies: contributions, challenges, and future

Luna‐Aranguré

Vázquez‐Domínguez

2020

Therya

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The combined application of ecological niche modeling in phylogeographic studies has contributed to better understanding the relationship between the patterns of genetic variation of species and the abiotic conditions where their populations have evolved. This has allowed broadening and strengthening the spectrum of phylogeographic questions and hypotheses to be tested, based on the increasing availability of data, algorithms, and models. However, when these two approaches are combined, some of their limitations are also added, despite taking advantage of their strengths. This review explores some of the latest contributions of this application. We found that 44 % of the studies reviewed address the effect of the environment on the diversification and structure of lineages; 20 % of the models concern mammals and 27 %, reptiles; and 34 % of the articles addressed the biota of the Nearctic region. This review also explores the most important challenges and future perspectives resulting from this synergy.La aplicación del modelado de nicho ecológico en estudios de filogeografía ha contribuido a entender la relación entre los patrones de variación genética de las especies y las condiciones abióticas en las que sus poblaciones se han diferenciado. Esta aplicación ha permitido ampliar y robustecer el espectro de preguntas e hipótesis filogeográficas a probar, apoyándose en la creciente disponibilidad de datos, algoritmos y modelos. Sin embargo, al combinar estos dos métodos, aún cuando se aprovechan sus fortalezas, es inevitable que también se sumen varias de sus limitantes. En esta revisión exploramos puntualmente algunas de las contribuciones más recientes de esta aplicación, encontrando que el 44 % de los estudios se enfocan en explorar el efecto del ambiente en la diversificación y estructura de los linajes, mientras que el 20 % de los modelos de estudio son mamíferos y 27 % reptiles, donde 34 % de los artículos se concentran en biota de la región Neártica. Asimismo, esta revisión explora los desafíos más importantes y las perspectivas a futuro que resultan de esta sinergia.

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Historical demography of the Eurasian green woodpecker: integrating phylogeography and ecological niche modelling to test glacial refugia hypothesis

Cited by 18 publications

References 49 publications

Ecological niche modelling of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) supports the ‘expansion–contraction’ model of Pleistocene biogeography

Ecological niche modelling of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) supports the ‘expansion–contraction’ model of Pleistocene biogeography

Significant Asia‐Europe divergence in the middle spotted woodpecker (Aves, Picidae)

Analysis of the application of ecological niche modeling in phylogeographic studies: contributions, challenges, and future

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