ORTIZ MARTÍNEZ, David, Stanislav PEKÁR and Anna BRYJOVÁ. Gene flow assessment helps to distinguish strong genomic structure from speciation in an Iberian ant-eating spider. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Elsevier, 2023, vol. 180, March, p. 1-14. ISSN 1055-7903. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107682.
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Original name Gene flow assessment helps to distinguish strong genomic structure from speciation in an Iberian ant-eating spider
Authors ORTIZ MARTÍNEZ, David (724 Spain, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Stanislav PEKÁR (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution) and Anna BRYJOVÁ.
Edition Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Elsevier, 2023, 1055-7903.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10602 Biology , Evolutionary biology
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 4.100 in 2022
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/23:00130205
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107682
UT WoS 000917099800001
Keywords in English Ancestral range estimation; Gdi; Gene flow analyses; Integrative taxonomy; Multispecies coalescent; Species delimitation
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Abstract
Although genomic data is boosting our understanding of evolution, we still lack a solid framework to perform reliable genome-based species delineation. This problem is especially critical in the case of phylogeographically structured organisms, with allopatric populations showing similar divergence patterns as species. Here, we assess the species limits and phylogeography of Zodarion alacre, an ant-eating spider widely distributed across the Iberian Peninsula. We first performed species delimitation based on genome-wide data and then validated these results using additional evidence. A commonly employed species delimitation strategy detected four distinct lineages with almost no admixture, which present allopatric distributions. These lineages showed ecological differentiation but no clear morphological differentiation, and evidence of introgression in a mitochondrial barcode. Phylogenomic networks found evidence of substantial gene flow between lineages. Finally, phylogeographic methods highlighted remarkable isolation by distance and detected evidence of range expansion from south-central Portugal to central-north Spain. We conclude that despite their deep genomic differentiation, the lineages of Z. alacre do not show evidence of complete speciation. Our results likely shed light on why Zodarion is among the most diversified spider genera despite its limited distribution and support the use of gene flow evidence to inform species boundaries.
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GA22-20229S, research and development projectName: Evoluce potravní specializace u myrmekofágních pavouků
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
LM2018140, research and development projectName: e-Infrastruktura CZ (Acronym: e-INFRA CZ)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
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