Mitochondrial DNA: A Source of Genetic Markers for Studies of Similar Passerine Bird Species

Mack, Andrew L.; Gill, F.; Colburn, Robert; Spolsky, Christina

doi:10.1093/auk/103.4.676

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“…3, 4), some haplotypes (and populations) within Dendroica petechia, share a much more recent common ancestor than do others. Some other avian species show such phylogenetic structure (Mack et al 1986;Shields and Wilson 1987;Avise and Nelson 1989;Van Wagner and Baker 1990;Zink 1991;Gill and Slikas 1992;Seutin et al 1993), but many do not (Ball et al 1988;Shields and Helm-Bychowski 1988;Fleischer et al 1991;Moore et al 1991;Ovendon et al 1991;Zink et al 1991;Hare and Shields 1992).…”

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INTRASPECIFIC MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY IN THE YELLOW WARBLER (DENDROICA PETECHIA), AND IMPLICATIONS FOR AVIAN BIOGEOGRAPHY IN THE WEST INDIES

Klein

Brown

1994

Evolution

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A phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) restriction sites was used to examine the evolutionary history of populations of yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) sampled from North America, Central America, South America, and the West Indies. Thirty-seven haplotypes were identified, and only one was found in more than one of these regions. Estimated sequence divergence among haplotypes ranged from 0.14 to 3.17%, and mtDNAs from North American migratory populations clearly were differentiated from those of most tropical sedentary populations. Parsimony analysis of haplotypes suggested multiple colonizations of the West Indies archipelago and of individual Caribbean islands. The inference of multiple colonizations has important implications for studies of avian ecology and evolution in this region.

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INTRASPECIFIC MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY IN THE YELLOW WARBLER (DENDROICA PETECHIA), AND IMPLICATIONS FOR AVIAN BIOGEOGRAPHY IN THE WEST INDIES

Klein

Brown

1994

Evolution

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“…Fourth, PstI digests were probed with a randomly cloned 4000-bp fragment of tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) DNA designated C7 (Sawaya 1990;Sattler and Braun 2000). Fifth, PstI digests were also probed with house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA; Mack et al 1986;Sawaya 1990;Sattler and Braun 2000) purified by subcellular fractionation and CsCl equilibrium-gradient centrifugation (Dowling et al1990).…”

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A Test of the Endogenous and Exogenous Selection Hypotheses for the Maintenance of a Narrow Avian Hybrid Zone

Bronson

Grubb

Braun³

2003

Evol

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•The contributions of genetic and environmental factors to differential reproductive success across hybrid zones have rarely been tested. Here, we report a manipulative experiment that simultaneously tested endogenous (genetic-based) and exogenous (environmental-based) selection within a hybrid zone. We transplanted mated pairs of two chickadee species {Poecile atricapilla and P. carolinensis) and their hybrids into isolated woodlots within their hybrid zone and monitored their reproductive success. Although clutch sizes were similar, based on an estimate of the genetic compatibility of a pair, hybrid pairs produced fewer nestlings and fledglings than did pairs of either parental species. According to a linear model generated from the data, a pure pair of either parental species would be expected to produce 1.91-2.48 times more fledglings per nesting attempt, respectively, than the average or least compatible pair in the experiment. Our result of decreased reproduction for hybrid pairs relative to parental species pairs within same environment (the hybrid zone in this experiment) support the endogenous selection hypothesis for maintenance of this hybrid zone. Because the experiment was conducted entirely within the hybrid zone (i.e., the same environment for parental and hybrid pairings), our data do not support the exogenous selection hypothesis as it predicts either all pairings doing poorly or the hybrid pairs more successful than the parental pairs.

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“…Other studies on avian mtDNA mostly concern systematic relationships between related species (e.g. Kessler & Avise 1984Mack et al 1986;Ovenden, Makinlay & Crozier 1987;Edwards & Wilson 1990;Zink & Avise 1990), between closely related species (Avise & Zink 1988), or between subspecies (Shields & Wilson 1987a;Avise & Nelson 1989;Shields 1990;Van Wagner & Baker 1990;Fleischer, Rothstein & Mher 1991). A summary of genetic distances for birds is given in Tegelstrom & Gelter (1990).…”

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Unusual mitochondrial DNA polymorphism in two local populations of blue tit Parus caeruleus

1992

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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from 25 blue tits Parus caeruleus sampled from two populations of the Grenoble region (France) was assayed for polymorphism with 17 restriction endonucleases. Nine genotypes were found. Several mtDNA genotypes were also analysed by amplification via the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and direct sequencing of 903 bp of the cytochrome b gene. The mtDNA polymorphism is greater in P. caeruleus than in other comparable bird species and results from the presence of two clearly differentiated mitochondrial lineages. Using the data of restriction polymorphism, the mean sequence divergence between individuals of the two lineages is 1.23%. Therefore, P. caeruleus should fall into the category II of phylogeographic pattern sensu Avise et al. (1987): discontinuous mtDNA genotypes which co-occur in the same region. P. caeruleus, like humans and other mobile species with high gene flow, seems to have lost its geographic structure in terms of mtDNA phylogeny. This unusual mitochondrial polymorphism can be explained by the recent admixture of two long-term isolated populations. This could be accounted for by two different scenarios. One assumes a simultaneous post-glacial colonization of the Grenoble region by two isolated European populations of P. caeruleus. Alternatively, hybridization between P. caeruleus and P. cyanus could have caused the observed pattern of mtDNA variation.

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Mitochondrial DNA: A Source of Genetic Markers for Studies of Similar Passerine Bird Species

Cited by 40 publications

References 28 publications

INTRASPECIFIC MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY IN THE YELLOW WARBLER (DENDROICA PETECHIA), AND IMPLICATIONS FOR AVIAN BIOGEOGRAPHY IN THE WEST INDIES

INTRASPECIFIC MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY IN THE YELLOW WARBLER (DENDROICA PETECHIA), AND IMPLICATIONS FOR AVIAN BIOGEOGRAPHY IN THE WEST INDIES

A Test of the Endogenous and Exogenous Selection Hypotheses for the Maintenance of a Narrow Avian Hybrid Zone

Unusual mitochondrial DNA polymorphism in two local populations of blue tit Parus caeruleus

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