Phylogeography of European moose (Alces alces) based on contemporary mtDNA data and archaeological records

Niedziałkowska, Magdalena

doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2017.01.004

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“…The specimens from the cave present a rather diverse haplotype configuration. Half of the haplotypes from Liñares fit in the Western European clade, which is in line with previous red deer studies (Ludt et al., ; Meiri et al., ; Skog et al., ; Sommer et al., ; Zachos & Hartl, ) and also with data from other species (Hofreiter et al., ; Fortes et al, ; Niedziałkowska, ). For instance, studies on cave bear suggest some gene flow between the Iberian Peninsula, France, and Central Europe during marine isotope stage 3 (MIS 3, 59,000–24,000 BP) (Fortes et al., ).…”

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Mitochondrial DNA of pre‐last glacial maximum red deer from NW Spain suggests a more complex phylogeographical history for the species

Rey‐Iglesia

Grandal-d’Anglade

Campos

et al. 2017

Ecology and Evolution

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The major climatic oscillations that characterized the Quaternary had a great influence on the evolution and distribution of several species. During cold periods, the distribution of temperate‐adapted species became fragmented with many surviving in southern refugia (Iberian, Italian, and Balkan Peninsulas). Red deer was one of the species that contracted its original range to southern refugia. Currently, two main lineages have been described for the species: western and eastern. We have analyzed fossils pre‐dating the last glacial maximum (LGM) from Liñares cave (NW Spain) that belongs to the peripheral range of the western clade, and fossils from the Danish Holocene belonging to the central part of the same clade. Phylogenetic analyses place our samples in the western clade. However, some specimens from Liñares represent an early split in the tree along with other pre‐LGM western samples from previous studies. Despite low bootstrap values in the Bayesian phylogenies, haplotype networks connect these foreign haplotypes to the eastern clade. We suggest a mixed phylogeographical model to explain this pattern with range expansions from the east during the expansion phase after the cold periods in marine isotope stage 3. We find slight isolation by distance in post‐LGM populations that could be a consequence of the recolonization from southern refugia after the LGM.

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Mitochondrial DNA of pre‐last glacial maximum red deer from NW Spain suggests a more complex phylogeographical history for the species

Rey‐Iglesia

Grandal-d’Anglade

Campos

et al. 2017

Ecology and Evolution

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“…The North American and some of the eastern Asian group also lack a 75 bp section of the mtDNA CR. At present, the geographical border between specimens expressing these differences in Asia is poorly defined (Hundertmark & Bowyer, 2004; Nemoikina, Kholodova, Tyutenkov, & Moskvitina, 2016; Niedziałkowska, 2017).…”

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“…Genetic studies on present‐day moose have found little variation across the range and especially among different populations in North America, suggesting a recent bottleneck or a recent origin of the entire species (Cronin, 1992; Hundertmark, Shields, Bowyer, Shields, Bowyer, & Schwartz, 2002; Niedziałkowska, 2017; Udina et al., 2002). The low genetic variation across North American moose populations suggest a single colonization event across the exposed Bering Isthmus to Alaska, at around 15,000 yr bp (Cronin, 1992; Hundertmark, Shields, Bowyer, et al, 2002).…”

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Population dynamics and range shifts of moose (Alces alces) during the Late Quaternary

Meiri

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Косинцев

et al. 2020

Journal of Biogeography

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Aim: Late Quaternary climate oscillations had major impacts on species distributions and abundances across the northern Holarctic. While many large mammals in this region went extinct towards the end of the Quaternary, some species survived and flourished. Here, we examine population dynamics and range shifts of one of the most widely distributed of these, the moose (Alces alces). Location: Northern Holarctic. Taxon: Moose (A. alces). Methods: We collected samples of modern and ancient moose from across their present and former range. We assessed their phylogeographical relations using part of the mitochondrial DNA in conjunction with radiocarbon dating to investigate the history of A. alces during the last glacial. Results: This species has a relatively shallow history, with the most recent common ancestor estimated at ca. 150-50 kyr. Ancient samples corroborate that its region of greatest diversity is in east Asia, supporting proposals that this is the region of origin of all extant moose. Both eastern and western haplogroups occur in the Ural Mountains during the last glacial period, implying a broader contact zone than previously proposed. It seems that this species went extinct over much of its northern range during the last glacial maximum (LGM) and recolonized the region with climate warming beginning around 15,000 yr bp. The post-LGM expansion included a movement from northeast Siberia to North America via Beringia, although the northeast Siberian source population is not the one currently occupying that area. Main conclusions: Moose are a relatively recently evolved species but have had a dynamic history. As a large-bodied subarctic browsing species, they were seemingly confined to refugia during full-glacial periods and expanded their range northwards when the boreal forest returned after the LGM. The main modern phylogeographical division is ancient, though its boundary has not remained constant. Moose population expansion into America was roughly synchronous with human and red deer expansion.

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“…The populations that survived in these isolated regions underwent limited gene exchanges resulting in independent evolution and genetic divergence. According to this theory, these separate refugia contributed significantly to the post-glacial recolonization of the rest of Europe [ 2 , 7 , 8 ]. More recent evidence proves that many species also survived in unexpected latitudes in northern or cryptic refugia [ 3 , 9 – 11 ].…”

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“…More recent evidence proves that many species also survived in unexpected latitudes in northern or cryptic refugia [ 3 , 9 – 11 ]. Such refugia have been identified in regions of Western Europe, Central Europe and the Carpathians [ 8 , 12 – 14 ]. “Refugia within refugia” have been identified even within the three Mediterranean peninsulas for animal as well as plant species [ 15 – 18 ].…”

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Genetic analyses of brown hare (Lepus europaeus) support limited migration and translocation of Greek populations

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Numerous studies have shown that the phylogeography of many species, including European brown hare, has been affected by the climatic oscillations of the Pleistocene. During this period the Balkans acted as a major refugium offering habitable conditions for many species. However, few studies have focused on the specific role of the Greek peninsula in the phylogeographic history of species in this southernmost margin of Balkans. We, therefore analyzed a 528 bp fragment of the D-loop region of mitochondrial DNA in 154 wild brown hare individuals from unsampled areas from both mainland and island Greece and compared it to 310 available brown hare sequences (including 110 Greek samples). Newly identified haplotypes show characteristic distribution in specific Greek areas reinforcing the theory that Greece can be considered as a subrefuge within Balkans for a number of species, with several “refugia within refugia” spots, holding significant genetic diversity. No haplotypes from wild Greek individuals clustered with the Central and Western Europe group revealing a minimal contribution of this area to the colonization of central Europe. One hundred and ten reared brown hares were also analyzed to elucidate the impact of introductions on local populations. Most of these samples presented close genetic affinity with haplotypes from Central and Western Europe indicating that farms in Greece use breeders from those areas. Therefore, despite human translocation of individuals, the genetic structure of brown hare has mostly been influenced by paleoclimatic conditions and minimally by human actions.

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Phylogeography of European moose (Alces alces) based on contemporary mtDNA data and archaeological records

Cited by 22 publications

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Mitochondrial DNA of pre‐last glacial maximum red deer from NW Spain suggests a more complex phylogeographical history for the species

Mitochondrial DNA of pre‐last glacial maximum red deer from NW Spain suggests a more complex phylogeographical history for the species

Population dynamics and range shifts of moose (Alces alces) during the Late Quaternary

Genetic analyses of brown hare (Lepus europaeus) support limited migration and translocation of Greek populations

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