Post-Middle-Miocene paleogeographic evolution of the Central Aegean Sea and detailed Quaternary reconstruction of the region. Its possible influence on the distribution of the Quaternary mammals of the Cyclades Islands

Anastasakis, George; Dermitzakis, Michael

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“…3.14 Ma (95% HPD 2.2, 4.1). This dating coincides with the separation of the southern Cyclades from the northern Cyclades plateau dated at 3.5 Ma (Anastasakis & Dermitzakis, 1990), suggesting that D. naxia probably represents an older lineage of eastern origin.…”

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Testing phylogenetic hypotheses for reconstructing the evolutionary history of Dolichopoda cave crickets in the eastern Mediterranean

Allegrucci

Rampini

Gratton

et al. 2009

Journal of Biogeography

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Aim To investigate the molecular phylogenetic divergence and historical biogeography of cave crickets belonging to the genus Dolichopoda (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae).Location Caves in continental and insular Greece.Methods We sequenced 1967 bp of mitochondrial DNA, corresponding to three fragments of the small and large subunit of the ribosomal RNA (16S and 12S rRNA, respectively) and to the subunit I of cytochrome oxidase (COI), to reconstruct phylogenetic relationships among all 30 known Greek species of Dolichopoda. Alternative hypotheses about the colonization of the Hellenic Peninsula by Dolichopoda species were tested by comparing the degree of discordance between species trees and gene trees under four plausible biogeographical scenarios. ResultsThe present study revealed a rather well resolved phylogeny at species level, identifying a number of clades that represent long-separated lineages and diverse evolutionary histories within the genus Dolichopoda. Two main clades were revealed within Hellenic-Aegean species, identifying a north-western and a south-eastern species group. Based on Bayesian analysis, we applied a relaxed molecular clock to estimate the divergence times between the lineages. The results revealed that the origins of eastern Mediterranean lineages are much older than those of previously studied western Mediterranean Dolichopoda. Tests of alternative biogeographical hypotheses showed that a double colonization of the Hellenic Peninsula, following separate continental and trans-Aegean routes during the Messinian stage, best accounts for the present distribution of Greek Dolichopoda species.Main conclusions Reconstruction and biogeographical hypothesis testing indicated that the colonization of Greece by Dolichopoda species comprised two episodes and two different routes. The southern lineage probably arose from a transAegean colonization during the Messinian salinity crisis (5.96-5.33 Ma). The northern lineage could be the result of dispersal from the north through the Balkan Peninsula. The opening of the Mid-Aegean Trench could have promoted an initial diversification within the uprising Anatolian Plateau, while the Messinian marine regression offered the conditions for a rapid dispersal through the whole AegeanHellenic region. In addition, climatic events during the Plio-Pleistocene may have been responsible for the speciation within each of the two different phylogeographical units, principally attributable to vicariance events.

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Testing phylogenetic hypotheses for reconstructing the evolutionary history of Dolichopoda cave crickets in the eastern Mediterranean

Allegrucci

Rampini

Gratton

et al. 2009

Journal of Biogeography

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“…The current geomorphology of the Aegean region is due to diverse geological and climatic phenomena, which have uplifted, joined and separated land masses, forming extensive mountain ranges, numerous of islands and islets, and creating lots of chances for dispersal but also relaxation dynamics. Pliocene and Pleistocene alterations in sea level (Anastasakis and Dermitzakis 1990;Perissoratis and Conispoliatis 2003) were responsible for much of the biota divergence of island species, such as invertebrates (Douris et al 1995;Gantenbein and Largiader 2002;Parmakelis et al 2005Parmakelis et al , 2006aParmakelis et al ,b, 2008, vertebrates (Beerli et al 1996;Weisrock et al 2001;Poulakakis et al 2003Poulakakis et al , 2005aPoulakakis et al ,b,c, 2008aKasapidis et al 2005a,b;Lymberakis et al 2007) and plants (Bittkau and Comes 2005;Comes et al 2008).…”

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A review of phylogeographic analyses of animal taxa from the Aegean and surrounding regions

Poulakakis

Kapli

Lymberakis

et al. 2014

J Zoolog Syst Evol Res

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We provide a review and synthesis of key findings in phylogeographic research on terrestrial animals in the Aegean archipelago (Greece) and surrounding regions (Greek mainland, southern Balkans and Asia Minor). A critical review of more than 100 phylogeographic articles on 76 animal genera (30 invertebrates and 46 vertebrates) that have been published so far for the region leads to the recognition of three types of distribution patterns: old ‘colonizers’ diversified in the Aegean before the formation of the mid‐Aegean Trench (MAT – i.e. before 9 Mya), post‐MAT colonizers that arrived to the Aegean in late Miocene and Pliocene and new colonizers that inhabited the region in the Pleistocene or even the Holocene. Several problems, mainly regarding the use of calibration points and/or molecular clock rates for clade chronology, have been identified in many analyses. Despite the large amount of phylogeographic work concerning the Aegean and surrounding regions, many groups remain unstudied (especially invertebrates, micro‐organisms, fungi and plants), and many issues still remain unresolved. The relative roles of extinction, speciation, dispersal and vicariance, as well as the effects of adaptive and non‐adaptive components of diversification, need further analyses with modern tools that can provide deeper insights. A more detailed reconstruction of the palaeogeography of the region is also of prime importance. The critical views presented herein may prove useful also for the evaluation of similar work in other regions.

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“…1), offer particular promise for phylogeographical (Avise 2000) and population genetic studies. The entire Aegean region is characterized by high levels of diversity and endemism (Strid 1997;Sfenthourakis & Legakis 2001) and a complex palaeogeographical history (for review see Anastasakis & Dermitzakis 1990;Fattorini 2002;Perissoratis & Conispoliatis 2003), where Plio-/Pleistocene changes in sea level may be responsible for much of the faunal and floral divergence of insular populations and taxa (Strid 1970;Gielly et al . 2001;Fattorini 2002;Chatzimanolis et al .…”

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Evolutionary processes in a continental island system: molecular phylogeography of the Aegean Nigella arvensis alliance (Ranunculaceae) inferred from chloroplast DNA

2005

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Continental shelf island systems, created by rising sea levels, provide a premier setting for studying the effects of past fragmentation, dispersal, and genetic drift on taxon diversification. We used phylogeographical (nested clade) and population genetic analyses to elucidate the relative roles of these processes in the evolutionary history of the Aegean Nigella arvensis alliance (= 'coenospecies'). We surveyed chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) variation in 455 individuals from 47 populations (nine taxa) of the alliance throughout its core range in the Aegean Archipelago and surrounding mainland areas of Greece and Turkey. The study revealed the presence of three major lineages, with largely nonoverlapping distributions in the Western, Central, and Eastern Aegean. There is evidence supporting the idea that these major lineages evolved in situ from a widespread (pan-Aegean) ancestral stock as a result of multiple fragmentation events, possibly due to the influence of post-Messinian sea flooding, Pleistocene eustatic changes and corresponding climate fluctuations. Over-sea dispersal and founder events appear to have played a rather insignificant role in the group's history. Rather, all analytical approaches identified the alliance as an organism group with poor seed dispersal capabilities and a susceptibility to genetic drift. In particular, we inferred that the observed level of cpDNA differentiation between Kikladian island populations of Nigella degenii largely reflects population history, (viz. Holocene island fragmentation) and genetic drift in the near absence of seed flow since their time of common ancestry. Overall, our cpDNA data for the N. arvensis alliance in general, and N. degenii in particular, indicate that historical events were important in determining the phylogeographical patterns seen, and that genetic drift has historically been relatively more influential on population structure than has cytoplasmic gene flow.

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Post-Middle-Miocene paleogeographic evolution of the Central Aegean Sea and detailed Quaternary reconstruction of the region. Its possible influence on the distribution of the Quaternary mammals of the Cyclades Islands

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Testing phylogenetic hypotheses for reconstructing the evolutionary history of Dolichopoda cave crickets in the eastern Mediterranean

Testing phylogenetic hypotheses for reconstructing the evolutionary history of Dolichopoda cave crickets in the eastern Mediterranean

A review of phylogeographic analyses of animal taxa from the Aegean and surrounding regions

Evolutionary processes in a continental island system: molecular phylogeography of the Aegean Nigella arvensis alliance (Ranunculaceae) inferred from chloroplast DNA

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