| Literature DB >> 22118288 |
Brian R Barber1, Peter J Unmack, Marcos Pérez-Losada, Jerald B Johnson, Keith A Crandall.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Understanding how freshwater assemblages have been formed and maintained is a fundamental goal in evolutionary and ecological disciplines. Here we use a historical approach to test the hypothesis of codivergence in three clades of the Chilean freshwater species assemblage. Molecular studies of freshwater crabs (Aegla: Aeglidae: Anomura) and catfish (Trichomycterus arealatus: Trichomycteridae: Teleostei) exhibited similar levels of genetic divergences of mitochondrial lineages between species of crabs and phylogroups of the catfish, suggesting a shared evolutionary history among the three clades in this species assemblage.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22118288 PMCID: PMC3238299 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-343
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMC Evol Biol ISSN: 1471-2148 Impact factor: 3.260
Figure 1Map of South America showing major river systems of Chile and Argentina and distributions of .
Figure 2Species trees of three Chilean freshwater taxa, climate change and major episodes of sea level changes documented over the last 6 million years. Sea level changes (in blue, with max/min-bars) estimated from the Bay of Tongoy, Chile (Figure 1;[24]). Jagged lines indicate climate change inferred from benthic δ18O obtained from 57 globally distributed sites [25]. Pleistocene period indicated with gray background. Lower boundary of the Miocene epoch showed with a vertical dashed line. Species of Aegla with asterisks occur in Argentina. Letters refer to nodes discussed in the text and table 1. Posterior probabilities for nodes are below or next to node labels. Horizontal dashed lines are the 95% HPD estimates of the node dates.
Hypothesized outcomes on cladogenic rates caused by major geological and climatic events documented in the region.
| Abiotic event | Time period | Predictions and expectations | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Establishment of freshwater systems in Chile | ~ 9.0 Ma | Origins and initial diversification | [ |
| Dramatic increase in sea-levels | 4.3 - 5.3 Ma | Increased cladogenic events | [ |
| Dramatic decrease in sea-levels | 1.4 - 2.2 Ma | Decreased cladogenic events | [ |
| Late Pleistocene climate oscillations | 1.0 - 0.1 Ma | Increase in cladogenic events | [ |
| Late Pleistocene climate oscillations | 1.0 - 0.1 Ma | Decline in cladogenic rates | [ |
| No impact | Throughout | No change in cladogenic rates |
Estimates of the ages of major nodes in the Trichomycterus areolatus and Aegla phylogenies (Figure 2).
| Node | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2.25 (1.54-3.09) | 3.95 (2.16- | 5.05 (2.94- |
| B | 1.82 (1.23-2.43) | 3.44 (1.83- | 4.02 (2.33- |
| C | 1.68 (1.15-2.24) | 3.22 (1.39- | 3.89 (2.17- |
| D | 1.05 ( | 3.10 (1.58-5.11) | 3.33 (1.36- |
| E | 2.60 (1.33-4.23) | 3.30 (1.80-5.07) | |
| F | 2.55 (1.17-4.23) | 3.13 (1.61-4.81) | |
| G | 1.78 ( | 3.06 (1.94-4.57) | |
| H | 1.44 ( | ||
| I | 1.12 ( | ||
| J | |||
| K |
Mean estimates and 95% HPD are given in millions of years before present. Values in bold fall within the last 1 Ma, italics designates dates that are Miocene origin, all others are Pliocene or Early Pleistocene (> 1 Ma) origin.
Results of maximum likelihood tests of diversification models.
| Taxon | Best constant model | Best variable model | ΔAICrc |
|---|---|---|---|
| DDL (AIC = 4.47) | 1.36 (p = 0.21) | ||
| pure birth (AIC = 12.56) | 7.79 (p = 0.02) | ||
| pure birth (AIC = 11.79) | 5.47 (p = 0.03) |
Shown are best constant and best variable rate models selected from six candidate models. Tests of significance were conducted by simulating 5000 phylogenies under a constant birth-death model. The best constant model was rejected if the ΔAICrc was significant (two-tailed alpha = 0.05,[49]). DDL is a logistic density dependent model and rvbd is a rate-variable birth-death model. The best-fitting model is in bold.