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A test of the European Pleistocene refugial paradigm, using a Western Palaearctic endemic bird species.

ABSTRACT: Hewitt's paradigm for effects of Pleistocene glaciations on European populations assumes their isolation in peninsular refugia during glacial maxima, followed by re-colonization of broader Europe during interstadials. This paradigm is well supported by studies of poorly dispersing taxa, but highly dispersive birds have not been included. To test this paradigm, we use the dunnock (Prunella modularis), a Western Palaearctic endemic whose range includes all major European refugia. MtDNA gene tree, multilocus species tree and species delimitation analyses indicate the presence of three distinct lineages: one in the Iberian refugium, one in the Caucasus refugium, and one comprising the Italian and Balkan refugia and broader Europe. Our gene flow analysis suggests isolation of both the Iberian and Caucasus lineages but extensive exchange between Italy, the Balkans and broader Europe. Demographic stability could not be rejected for any refugial population, except the very recent expansion in the Caucasus. By contrast, northern European populations may have experienced two expansion periods. Iberia and Caucasus had much smaller historical populations than other populations. Although our results support the paradigm, in general, they also suggest that in highly dispersive taxa, isolation of neighbouring refugia was incomplete, resulting in large super-refugial populations.

SUBMITTER: Drovetski SV

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6234879 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A test of the European Pleistocene refugial paradigm, using a Western Palaearctic endemic bird species.

Drovetski Sergei V SV Fadeev Igor V IV Raković Marko M Lopes Ricardo J RJ Boano Giovanni G Pavia Marco M Koblik Evgeniy A EA Lohman Yuriy V YV Red'kin Yaroslav A YA Aghayan Sargis A SA Reis Sandra S Drovetskaya Sofya S SS Voelker Gary G

Proceedings. Biological sciences 20181024 1889

Hewitt's paradigm for effects of Pleistocene glaciations on European populations assumes their isolation in peninsular refugia during glacial maxima, followed by re-colonization of broader Europe during interstadials. This paradigm is well supported by studies of poorly dispersing taxa, but highly dispersive birds have not been included. To test this paradigm, we use the dunnock (<i>Prunella modularis</i>), a Western Palaearctic endemic whose range includes all major European refugia. MtDNA gene ...[more]

PMID: 30355709

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A test of the European Pleistocene refugial paradigm, using a Western Palaearctic endemic bird species.

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A test of the European Pleistocene refugial paradigm, using a Western Palaearctic endemic bird species.

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