Genetic structure associated with habitat diversification supports the independent evolution of ecomorphs in Bradypodion pumilum

IF 0.8 4区 生物学 Q3 ZOOLOGY African Journal of Herpetology Pub Date : 2019-08-05 DOI:10.1080/21564574.2019.1646324
K. Tolley, K. Hopkins, J. D. da Silva
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ABSTRACT There are notable examples of repeated evolution of ecomorphs within groups of closely related species, these are typically viewed as remarkable cases of natural selection. In most cases, directional selection for certain phenotypic traits under specific (and differing) environmental conditions is implicated. Differing ecomorphological forms for closely related species (or for populations within a species) have been documented for several lineages of South African dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion), although this pattern is not ubiquitous across the genus. Within one species, Bradypodion pumilum, two ecomorphs have been observed, these differ in terms of morphology, performance, ecology and habitat, yet genetic differences (mtDNA) were not apparent, with shared haplotypes across the ecomorphs. We investigated whether more sensitive genetic markers (eight microsatellite loci) would show population level structure between ecomorphs, which could indicate lack of gene flow across the ecological (habitat) boundary. Our results suggest that the two ecomorphs are distinct at a population level, implying that gene flow is absent or reduced and that the two ecomorphs are on separate evolutionary trajectories. Given that mtDNA could not detect population structure, we infer that the ecological boundary between ecomorphs is relatively recent in evolutionary history. The two ecomorphs are distinctive in terms of their morphology, ecology, habitat and functional traits, these differences are likely driven and maintained by reproductive isolation across the habitat boundary.
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与栖息地多样化相关的遗传结构支持浮石Bradypodion生态形态的独立进化
摘要在亲缘关系密切的物种群中,有一些显著的生态形态重复进化的例子,这些例子通常被视为自然选择的显著案例。在大多数情况下,涉及在特定(和不同)环境条件下对某些表型性状的定向选择。南非矮变色龙(Bradypodion)的几个谱系记录了亲缘关系密切的物种(或一个物种内的种群)的不同生态形态,尽管这种模式在整个属中并不普遍。在一个物种Bradypodion pumilum中,已经观察到两种生态形态,它们在形态、性能、生态和栖息地方面有所不同,但遗传差异(mtDNA)并不明显,在不同的生态形态中存在共享的单倍型。我们研究了更敏感的遗传标记(8个微卫星基因座)是否会显示生态形态之间的种群水平结构,这可能表明缺乏跨生态(栖息地)边界的基因流动。我们的研究结果表明,这两种电子形态在种群水平上是不同的,这意味着基因流动不存在或减少,并且这两种生态形态处于不同的进化轨迹上。鉴于mtDNA无法检测种群结构,我们推断生态形态之间的生态边界在进化史上相对较新。这两种生态形态在形态、生态、栖息地和功能特征方面是不同的,这些差异可能是由跨越栖息地边界的繁殖隔离所驱动和维持的。
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期刊介绍: African Journal of Herpetology (AJH) serves as an outlet for original research on the biology of African amphibians and reptiles. AJH is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes original articles and reviews from diverse fields and disciplines, such as conservation, phylogenetics, evolution, systematics, performance, physiology, ecology, behavioural ecology, ethology, and morphology. The Journal publishes two issues a year. There are no page charges .
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