A complex scenario of glacial survival in Mediterranean and continental refugia of a temperate continental vole species (
            <i>Microtus arvalis</i>
            ) in Europe

García, Jesús T.; Domínguez‐Villaseñor, Julio; Alda, Fernando; Calero‐Riestra, María; Olea, Pedro P.; Fargallo, Juan A.; Martínez‐Padilla, Jesús; Herranz, Jesús; Oñate, Juan J.; Santamaría, Ana Eugenia; Motro, Yoav; Attié, Carole; Bretagnolle, Vincent; Delibes, Juan; Viñuela, Javier

doi:10.1111/jzs.12323

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“…Miller (1912a:690) diagnosed incertus by cranial traits which suggested a more fossorial lifestyle, but Prescott- Allen (1971) found no evidence for 2 distinct morphotypes in Switzerland. Neither was incertus confirmed in crossbreeding trials (Matthey 1956) or by genetic evidence (García et al 2020).…”

Section: Microtus Arvalis (Pallas 1779) -Common Grey Vole (Common Vole)mentioning

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Voles and Lemmings (Arvicolinae) of the Palaearctic Region

Kryštufek

Shenbrot

2022

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As the most species-rich group of Palaearctic rodents, voles and lemmings are frequently used in various research endeavours of fundamental and applied significance. The present work integrates achievements of the genomic era with the traditional taxonomy and provides an authoritative and up-to-date taxonomic guide to the animal group which is of great interest to experts engaged in medical zoology, epidemiology, biostratigraphy, zooarchaeology, evolutionary research, population ecology, animal systematics, biodiversity conservation, museum collection management and many more biological subdisciplines. The text is supplemented by 331 illustrations and over one thousand references. Depicted are morphological details of skull and dentition of each of the 128 species and their distributions are mapped in detail. The book will allow the user to interpret intelligently and cautiously the interrelationships among species of voles and lemmings and to follow the anticipated taxonomic change with a critical eye.

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Section: Microtus Arvalis (Pallas 1779) -Common Grey Vole (Common Vole)mentioning

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“…Fig. 3 in López- García et al 2020). M3: dental fields T1 and T2 are separated in 29-61% of voles, depending on the population (Ventura et al 1998).…”

Section: Portugese Field Volementioning

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Voles and Lemmings (Arvicolinae) of the Palaearctic Region

Kryštufek

Shenbrot

2022

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“…Most of the previous studies estimated the time to the most recent common ancestor (tMRCA) of the extant common vole populations to between 65 and 50 ka ago and subsequent divergence of main lineages to between 50 and 20 ka ago (García et al, 2020;Heckel et al, 2005;Stojak et al, 2016). In contrast, Fink et al (2004) and Tougard et al (2008) used fossil calibration to suggest a much older diversification in the Middle Pleistocene.…”

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“…The extant mtDNA diversity is partitioned into six divergent lineages with parapatric distribution: Western-South (WS), Western-North (WN), Italian (ITA), Balkan (B), Central (CEN), and Eastern (E) (Bužan, Förster, Searle, & Kryštufek, 2010; Haynes, Jaarola, & Searle, 2003; Heckel, Burri, Fink, Desmet, & Excoffier, 2005; Stojak, McDevitt, Herman, Searle, & Wójcik, 2015) (Figure 1b). Most of the previous studies estimated the time to the most recent common ancestor (tMRCA) of the extant common vole populations to between 65 and 50 ka ago and subsequent divergence of main lineages to between 50 and 20 ka ago (García et al, 2020; Heckel et al, 2005; Stojak et al, 2016). In contrast, Fink et al (2004) and Tougard et al (2008) used fossil calibration to suggest a much older diversification in the Middle Pleistocene.…”

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Ancient DNA reveals interstadials as a driver of the common vole population dynamics during the last glacial period

Baca

Popović

Lemanik

et al. 2022

Preprint

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Aim The common vole is a temperate rodent widespread across Europe. It was also one of the most abundant small mammal species throughout the Late Pleistocene. Phylogeographic studies of its extant populations suggested the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 26.5−19 ka ago) as one of the main drivers of the species' population dynamics. However, analyses based solely on extant genetic diversity may not recover the full complexity of past population history. The main aim of this study was to investigate the evolutionary history and identify the main drivers of the common vole population dynamics during the Late Pleistocene. Location Europe Taxon Common vole (Microtus arvalis) Methods We generated a dataset comprising 4.2 kb-long fragment of mitochondrial DNA from 148 ancient and 51 modern specimens sampled from multiple localities across Europe and covering the last 60 thousand years (ka). We used Bayesian inference to reconstruct their phylogenetic relationships and to estimate the age of specimens that were not directly dated. Results We estimate the time to the most recent common ancestor of all Last Glacial and extant common vole lineages to 90 ka ago and the divergence of the main mtDNA lineages present in extant populations to between 55 and 40 ka ago, earlier than previous estimates. We find multiple lineage turnovers in Europe in the period of high climate variability at the end of Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS 3; 57−29 ka ago) in addition to those found previously around the Pleistocene/Holocene transition. Conversely, data from the Western Carpathians suggest continuity throughout the LGM even at high latitudes. Main conclusions Our results suggest that the main factor affecting the common vole populations during the last glacial period was the reduction of open habitats during the interstadial periods while the climate deterioration during the LGM had little impact on species' population dynamics.

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“…In addition to population-based approaches that generally requires a longer lag time to detect barriers, we used partial Mantel tests 67 with individual‐based genetic and geographic distances, which can usually detect the signal of a new barrier within a shorter spatio-temporal scale 34 , 36 . Additionally, the study model is a short-lived species whose average lifespan is no longer than 4–5 months 68 and a short-generation time (1 year 69 , 70 ) so the expectation that genetic differences accumulate each generation since fragmentation makes it a suitable species for detecting barriers in the time frame considered 71 . Hence, the lack of evidence for population fragmentation by roads observed in the present work is less due to absence of evidence than evidence of absence.…”

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Lack of detectable genetic isolation in the cyclic rodent Microtus arvalis despite large landscape fragmentation owing to transportation infrastructures

Domínguez

Calero‐Riestra

Olea

et al. 2021

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Although roads are widely seen as dispersal barriers, their genetic consequences for animals that experience large fluctuations in population density are poorly documented. We developed a spatially paired experimental design to assess the genetic impacts of roads on cyclic voles (Microtus arvalis) during a high-density phase in North-Western Spain. We compared genetic patterns from 15 paired plots bisected by three different barrier types, using linear mixed models and computing effect sizes to assess the importance of each type, and the influence of road features like width or the age of the infrastructure. Evidence of effects by roads on genetic diversity and differentiation were lacking. We speculate that the recurrent (each 3–5 generations) episodes of massive dispersal associated with population density peaks can homogenize populations and mitigate the possible genetic impact of landscape fragmentation by roads. This study highlights the importance of developing spatially replicated experimental designs that allow us to consider the large natural spatial variation in genetic parameters. More generally, these results contribute to our understanding of the not well explored effects of habitat fragmentation on dispersal in species showing “boom-bust” dynamics.

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A complex scenario of glacial survival in Mediterranean and continental refugia of a temperate continental vole species ( Microtus arvalis ) in Europe

Cited by 11 publications

References 90 publications

Voles and Lemmings (Arvicolinae) of the Palaearctic Region

Voles and Lemmings (Arvicolinae) of the Palaearctic Region

Ancient DNA reveals interstadials as a driver of the common vole population dynamics during the last glacial period

Lack of detectable genetic isolation in the cyclic rodent Microtus arvalis despite large landscape fragmentation owing to transportation infrastructures

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