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Major population splits coincide with episodes of rapid climate change in a forest-dependent bird.

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cam.issuedOnline2021-11-03
dc.contributor.authorWarmuth, Vera M
dc.contributor.authorBurgess, Malcolm D
dc.contributor.authorLaaksonen, Toni
dc.contributor.authorManica, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorMägi, Marko
dc.contributor.authorNord, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorPrimmer, Craig R
dc.contributor.authorSætre, Glenn-Peter
dc.contributor.authorWinkel, Wolfgang
dc.contributor.authorEllegren, Hans
dc.contributor.orcidWarmuth, Vera M [0000-0002-0305-5125]
dc.contributor.orcidManica, Andrea [0000-0003-1895-450X]
dc.contributor.orcidNord, Andreas [0000-0001-6170-689X]
dc.contributor.orcidPrimmer, Craig R [0000-0002-3687-8435]
dc.contributor.orcidSætre, Glenn-Peter [0000-0002-6236-4905]
dc.contributor.orcidEllegren, Hans [0000-0002-5035-1736]
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-09T00:31:07Z
dc.date.available2021-11-09T00:31:07Z
dc.date.issued2021-11-10
dc.description.abstractClimate change influences population demography by altering patterns of gene flow and reproductive isolation. Direct mutation rates offer the possibility for accurate dating on the within-species level but are currently only available for a handful of vertebrate species. Here, we use the first directly estimated mutation rate in birds to study the evolutionary history of pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca). Using a combination of demographic inference and species distribution modelling, we show that all major population splits in this forest-dependent system occurred during periods of increased climate instability and rapid global temperature change. We show that the divergent Spanish subspecies originated during the Eemian-Weichselian transition 115-104 thousand years ago (kya), and not during the last glacial maximum (26.5-19 kya), as previously suggested. The magnitude and rates of climate change during the glacial-interglacial transitions that preceded population splits in pied flycatchers were similar to, or exceeded, those predicted to occur in the course of the current, human-induced climate crisis. As such, our results provide a timely reminder of the strong impact that episodes of climate instability and rapid temperature changes can have on species' evolutionary trajectories, with important implications for the natural world in the Anthropocene.
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.77919
dc.identifier.eissn1471-2954
dc.identifier.issn0962-8452
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/330475
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherThe Royal Society
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectficedula
dc.subjectgenetic divergence
dc.subjectlast glacial maximum
dc.subjectniche model
dc.subjectpied flycatchers
dc.titleMajor population splits coincide with episodes of rapid climate change in a forest-dependent bird.
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-10-07
prism.issueIdentifier1962
prism.publicationDate2021
prism.publicationNameProc Biol Sci
prism.startingPage20211066
prism.volume288
pubs.funder-project-idEuropean Research Council (647787)
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2021-11-10
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
rioxxterms.versionVoR
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1098/rspb.2021.1066

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