Plumage based classification of the bowerbird genus Sericulus evaluated using a multi-gene, multi-genome analysis

Zwiers, Paul Berton; Borgia, Gerald; Fleischer, Robert C.

doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.11.019

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“…This vicariant pattern across the Central Ranges is concordant with other taxa on New Guinea, including rainbowfish, family Melanotaeniidae [60], Owlet-nightjars, family Aegothelidae [30], and bowerbirds, family Ptilonorhynchidae [61], which have high molecular divergence estimates and are similar to those estimated here. Palm Cockatoos, Probosciger aterrimus , however, do not show strong differentiation across the Central Ranges suggesting that some species may have arrived and spread across the island after the Central Ranges formed [62].…”

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A Passerine Bird's Evolution Corroborates the Geologic History of the Island of New Guinea

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New Guinea is a biologically diverse island, with a unique geologic history and topography that has likely played a role in the evolution of species. Few island-wide studies, however, have examined the phylogeographic history of lowland species. The objective of this study was to examine patterns of phylogeographic variation of a common and widespread New Guinean bird species (Colluricincla megarhyncha). Specifically, we test the mechanisms hypothesized to cause geographic and genetic variation (e.g., vicariance, isolation by distance and founder-effect with dispersal). To accomplish this, we surveyed three regions of the mitochondrial genome and a nuclear intron and assessed differences among 23 of the 30 described subspecies from throughout their range. We found support for eight highly divergent lineages within C. megarhyncha. Genetic lineages were found within continuous lowland habitat or on smaller islands, but all individuals within clades were not necessarily structured by predicted biogeographic barriers. There was some evidence of isolation by distance and potential founder-effects. Mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence among lineages was at a level often observed among different species or even genera of birds (5–11%), suggesting lineages within regions have been isolated for long periods of time. When topographical barriers were associated with divergence patterns, the estimated divergence date for the clade coincided with the estimated time of barrier formation. We also found that dispersal distance and range size are positively correlated across lineages. Evidence from this research suggests that different phylogeographic mechanisms concurrently structure lineages of C. megarhyncha and are not mutually exclusive. These lineages are a result of evolutionary forces acting at different temporal and spatial scales concordant with New Guinea's geological history.

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“…of nuclear coding genes þ 3rd cp. of nuclear coding genes P6 8 One partition per gene P7 18 PartitionFinder scheme P8 22 18S þ 1st cp. of each coding gene þ 2nd cp.…”

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“…The general approach has been used for studies of birds 10,[16][17][18] , fishes 10 and mammals [19][20][21][22][23] . Results suggest that species-level diversification within New Guinea has been recent (o5 Ma), corroborating geological evidence that dates substantial landmass formation to o10 Ma 24,25 .…”

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The towering orogeny of New Guinea as a trigger for arthropod megadiversity

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“…A pattern of genetic divergence between northern and southern forms has been noted in a number of low to mid‐montane taxa (McGuigan et al. , 2000; Dumbacher & Fleischer, 2001; Rawlings & Donnellan, 2003; Zwiers et al. , 2008) consistent with zoogeographical division across the cordillera (Flannery, 1995; Aplin, 1998).…”

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Phylogeography of the pademelons (Marsupialia: Macropodidae: Thylogale) in New Guinea reflects both geological and climatic events during the Plio-Pleistocene

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Aim Alternative hypotheses concerning genetic structuring of the widespread endemic New Guinean forest pademelons (Thylogale) based on current taxonomy and zoogeography (northern, southern and montane species groupings) and preliminary genetic findings (western and eastern regional groupings) are investigated using mitochondrial sequence data. We examine the relationship between the observed phylogeographical structure and known or inferred geological and historical environmental change during the late Tertiary and Quaternary.Location New Guinea and associated islands.Methods We used primarily museum specimen collections to sample representatives from Thylogale populations across New Guinea and three associated islands. Mitochondrial cytochrome b and control region sequence data were used to construct phylogenies and estimate the timing of population divergence.

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Plumage based classification of the bowerbird genus Sericulus evaluated using a multi-gene, multi-genome analysis

Cited by 17 publications

References 34 publications

A Passerine Bird's Evolution Corroborates the Geologic History of the Island of New Guinea

A Passerine Bird's Evolution Corroborates the Geologic History of the Island of New Guinea

The towering orogeny of New Guinea as a trigger for arthropod megadiversity

Phylogeography of the pademelons (Marsupialia: Macropodidae: Thylogale) in New Guinea reflects both geological and climatic events during the Plio-Pleistocene

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