Phylogeography, Historical Population Demography, and Climatic Modeling of Two Bird Species Uncover Past Connections Between Amazonia and the Atlantic Forest
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: ABSTRACT We combined mitochondrial DNA sequence data and paleoclimatic distribution models to document phylogeographic patterns and investigate the historical demography of two manakins, Ceratopipra rubrocapilla and Pseudopipra pipra, as well as to explore connections between Amazonia and the Atlantic Forest. ND2 sequences of C. rubrocapilla (75 individuals, 24 sites) and P. pipra (196, 77) were used in Bayesian inference and maximum likelihood analyses. We estimated mitochondrial nucleotide diversity, employed statistical tests to detect deviations from neutral evolution and constant population sizes, and used species distribution modeling to infer the location of suitable climate for both species under present‐day conditions, the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), and the Last Interglacial Maximum (LIG). Mitochondrial sequence data from C. rubrocapilla indicate one Amazonian and one Atlantic Forest haplogroup. In P. pipra, we recovered a highly supported and differentiated Atlantic Forest haplogroup embedded within a large Southern Amazonian clade. Genetic and taxonomic structure in Amazonia differs widely between these two species; older P. pipra has a more marked genetic structure and taxonomic differentiation relative to the younger C. rubrocapilla. Both species have similar genetic patterns in the Atlantic Forest. Paleoclimatic distribution models suggest connections between southwestern Amazonia and the southern Atlantic Forest during the LIG, but not between eastern Amazonia and the northeastern Atlantic Forest, as suggested by previous studies. This indicates that multiple corridors, and at different locations, may have been available over the Pliocene and Pleistocene between these two regions.
Source: Ecology and Evolution
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70587
Institutions: The Graduate Center, CUNY, City College of New York, City University of New York, American Museum of Natural History, Long Island University, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, IQVIA (United States), Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Vale Technological Institute, Universidade Vila Velha
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,470
Funders: National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, American Museum of Natural History, Field Museum, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade
Awards: G1103183453, G1327995801, G1652789282, G172853868, G1840770272, G1947912993, G2401731859, G2904124464, G2934733761, G3325778992, G3339387614, G3528509397, G382585289, G4144079964, G4194945179, Why are tropical mountains unique? Herpetological inventories and evolutionary biogeography in the montane Brazilian Atlantic forests, G4600942494, G4704510972, Dimensions US-BIOTA-Sao Paulo: A multidisciplinary framework for biodiversity prediction in the Brazilian Atlantic forest hotspot., G5905040377, Structure and evolution of the Amazonian biota and its environment: an integrative approach, G712674433, COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Systematics of a pantropical diversification: the suboscine passerine birds, G7521287463, G7604636273, G795480814, G8082288496, G8501134453
OpenAlex ID: W4405214232