Early stages of divergence: phylogeography, climate modeling, and morphological differentiation in the South American lizard Liolaemus petrophilus (Squamata: Liolaemidae) |
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Authors: | Frank M Fontanella Natalia Feltrin Luciano J Avila Jack W Sites Mariana Morando |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Biology and Chemistry, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky;2. CENPAT‐CONICET, Boulevard Almirante Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina;3. Department of Biology and Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah |
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Abstract: | This study examines the phylogeographic structure within the Patagonian lizard Liolaemus petrophilus and tests for patterns of between-clade morphological divergence and sexual dimorphism, as well as demographic and niche changes associated with Pleistocene climate changes. We inferred intraspecific relationships, tested hypotheses for historical patterns of population expansion, and incorporated ecological niche modeling (ENM) with standard morphological and geometric morphometric analyses to examine between-clade divergence as indirect evidence for adaptation to different niches. The two inferred haploclades diverged during the early Pleistocene with the Southern clade depicting the genetic signature of a recent population increase associated with expanding niche envelope, whereas the Northern clade shows stable populations in a shrinking niche envelope. The combination of molecular evidence for postisolation demographic change and ENM, suggest that the two haploclades have responded differently to Pleistocene climatic events. |
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Keywords: | Ecological niche modeling lizards morphology Patagonia phylogeography Pleistocene |
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