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Radiating on oceanic islands:…

AutorInnen: 
Greve, C., Gimnich, F., Hutterer, R., Misof, B., Haase, M.
Erscheinungsjahr: 
2012
Vollständiger Titel: 
Radiating on oceanic islands: Patterns and processes of speciation in the land snail genus Theba.
Publiziert in: 
PLoS ONE
Publikationstyp: 
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI Name: 
10.1371/journal.pone.0034339
Bibliographische Angaben: 
GREVE, C., GIMNICH, F., HUTTERER, R., MISOF, B., HAASE, M. (2012) Radiating on oceanic islands: Patterns and processes of speciation in the land snail genus Theba. PLoS ONE 7 (4): e34339.
Abstract: 

Island radiations have played a major role in shaping our current understanding of allopatric, sympatric and parapatric speciation. However, the fact that species divergence correlates with island size emphasizes the importance of geographic isolation (allopatry) in speciation. Based on molecular and morphological data, we investigated the diversification of the land snail genus Theba on the two Canary Islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. Due to the geological history of both islands, this study system provides ideal conditions to investigate the interplay of biogeography, dispersal ability and differentiation in generating species diversity. Our analyses demonstrated extensive cryptic diversification of Theba on these islands, probably driven mainly by non-adaptive allopatric differentiation and secondary gene flow. In a few cases, we observed a complete absence of gene flow among sympatrically distributed forms suggesting an advanced stage of speciation. On the Jandía peninsula genome scans suggested genotype-environment associations and potentially adaptive diversification of two closely related Theba species to different ecological environments. We found support for the idea that genetic differentiation was enhanced by divergent selection in different environments. The diversification of Theba on both islands is therefore best explained by a mixture of non-adaptive and adaptive speciation, promoted by ecological and geomorphological factors.

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