Reproduction of the Siberian salamander, Salamandrella keyserlingii (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae), in water bodies on permafrost in Northeastern Asia

Alfimov, A. V.; Берман, Д. И.

doi:10.1134/s1062359010080054

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“…However, at the time of the Loch Lomond re-advance, ice sheets were present over much of Scotland (Ballantyne, 2019). While other amphibians can reproduce in waterbodies on permafrost (Salamandrella keyserlingii, Alfimov & Berman, 2010), we have found no similar records for anurans such as B. bufo. Notwithstanding phylogeographic evidence from other taxa for persistence in glaciated areas (e.g.…”

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How did the toad get over the sea to Skye? Tracing the colonisation of Scottish inshore islands by common toads (Bufo bufo)

O’Brien¹

2021

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Processes of island colonisation have long been of interest to biologists. Colonisation events themselves are rarely observed, but the processes involved may be inferred using genetic approaches. We investigated possible means of island colonisation by common toads (Bufo bufo) in western Scotland (the Isle of Skye and five neighbouring small islands), using evidence derived from nuclear microsatellites and mitochondrial (mt) DNA. Levels of microsatellite allelic richness for populations on Skye were high and comparable to adjacent mainland populations, but lower for populations on small islands. Pairwise measures of genetic distances between populations and a clustering algorithm were both suggestive of frequent gene flow between Skye and the mainland. For small islands the levels of genetic differentiation were higher, implying stronger isolation and no evidence for inbreeding. The distribution of mtDNA haplotypes broadly mirrored the genetic structure revealed by microsatellites. Reconciled with existing palaeoclimatological evidence, since the last glaciation, our findings rule out the possibility that the B. bufo populations stem from glacial refugia, or that recent anthropogenic transfer of toads is responsible for their current distribution. The most parsimonious explanation of our data is that the studied inshore islands have been repeatedly colonised via rafting from the mainland or neighbouring islands. This may give us insights into the processes likely to take place when ice sheets retreat poleward as a result of climate change. It also has implications for the colonisation of both native and invasive non-native species, and hence the biosecurity of island refugia.

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Section: Island Colonisationmentioning

confidence: 57%

How did the toad get over the sea to Skye? Tracing the colonisation of Scottish inshore islands by common toads (Bufo bufo)

O’Brien¹

2021

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Reproduction of the Siberian salamander, Salamandrella keyserlingii (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae), in water bodies on permafrost in Northeastern Asia

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How did the toad get over the sea to Skye? Tracing the colonisation of Scottish inshore islands by common toads (Bufo bufo)

How did the toad get over the sea to Skye? Tracing the colonisation of Scottish inshore islands by common toads (Bufo bufo)

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