Integrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade.

Autor: van Elst T; Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany. tob.velst@posteo.de., Sgarlata GM; Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal. gabriele.sgarlata@gmail.com.; Department of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA. gabriele.sgarlata@gmail.com., Schüßler D; Institute of Biology and Chemistry, University of Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany. dominik.schuessler@posteo.de., Tiley GP; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK.; Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA., Poelstra JW; Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.; Molecular and Cellular Imaging Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA., Scheumann M; Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany., Blanco MB; Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA., Aleixo-Pais IG; Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, Bragança, Portugal., Rina Evasoa M; Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.; Faculté des Sciences, de Technologies et de l'Environnement, Université de Mahajanga, Mahajanga, Madagascar., Ganzhorn JU; Department of Biology, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany., Goodman SM; Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA.; Association Vahatra, Antananarivo, Madagascar., Hasiniaina AF; Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.; School for International Training, Antananarivo, Madagascar., Hending D; John Krebs Field Station, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Wytham, UK., Hohenlohe PA; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA., Ibouroi MT; Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal.; Université de La Réunion, Saint-Denis de La Réunion, France., Iribar A; Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l'Environnement (CRBE), UMR5300 Université Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, Toulouse INP, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France., Jan F; Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal., Kappeler PM; Department Sociobiology/Anthropology, Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.; Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany., Le Pors B; Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal., Manzi S; Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l'Environnement (CRBE), UMR5300 Université Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, Toulouse INP, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France., Olivieri G; Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.; University of Warwick, Coventry, UK., Rakotonanahary AN; Faculté des Sciences, de Technologies et de l'Environnement, Université de Mahajanga, Mahajanga, Madagascar., Rakotondranary SJ; Mention Anthropobiologie et Développement Durable, Faculté des Sciences, Université d'Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar., Rakotondravony R; Faculté des Sciences, de Technologies et de l'Environnement, Université de Mahajanga, Mahajanga, Madagascar.; Ecole Doctorale Ecosystèmes Naturels (EDEN), Université de Mahajanga, Mahajanga, Madagascar., Ralison JM; Département de Biologie Animale, Université d'Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar., Ranaivoarisoa JF; Mention Anthropobiologie et Développement Durable, Faculté des Sciences, Université d'Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar., Randrianambinina B; Faculté des Sciences, de Technologies et de l'Environnement, Université de Mahajanga, Mahajanga, Madagascar.; Ecole Doctorale Ecosystèmes Naturels (EDEN), Université de Mahajanga, Mahajanga, Madagascar., Rasoloarison RM; Department Sociobiology/Anthropology, Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany., Rasoloharijaona S; Faculté des Sciences, de Technologies et de l'Environnement, Université de Mahajanga, Mahajanga, Madagascar., Rasolondraibe E; Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal., Teixeira H; Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.; UMR ENTROPIE (Université de La Réunion, IRD, CNRS, IFREMER, Université de Nouvelle-Calédonie), Saint-Denis de La Réunion, France., Zaonarivelo JR; Département des Sciences de la Nature et de l'Environnement, Université d'Antsiranana, Antsiranana, Madagascar., Louis EE Jr; Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership, Antananarivo, Madagascar., Yoder AD; Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA., Chikhi L; Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal.; Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l'Environnement (CRBE), UMR5300 Université Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, Toulouse INP, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France.; Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal., Radespiel U; Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany., Salmona J; Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l'Environnement (CRBE), UMR5300 Université Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, Toulouse INP, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France. jordi.salmona@ird.fr.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nature ecology & evolution [Nat Ecol Evol] 2024 Sep 27. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 27.
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-024-02547-w
Abstrakt: Global biodiversity is under accelerating threats, and species are succumbing to extinction before being described. Madagascar's biota represents an extreme example of this scenario, with the added complication that much of its endemic biodiversity is cryptic. Here we illustrate best practices for clarifying cryptic diversification processes by presenting an integrative framework that leverages multiple lines of evidence and taxon-informed cut-offs for species delimitation, while placing special emphasis on identifying patterns of isolation by distance. We systematically apply this framework to an entire taxonomically controversial primate clade, the mouse lemurs (genus Microcebus, family Cheirogaleidae). We demonstrate that species diversity has been overestimated primarily due to the interpretation of geographic variation as speciation, potentially biasing inference of the underlying processes of evolutionary diversification. Following a revised classification, we find that crypsis within the genus is best explained by a model of morphological stasis imposed by stabilizing selection and a neutral process of niche diversification. Finally, by clarifying species limits and defining evolutionarily significant units, we provide new conservation priorities, bridging fundamental and applied objectives in a generalizable framework.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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