Mid-Pleistocene Transitions Forced Himalayan ibex to Evolve Independently after Split into an Allopatric Refugium

Pleistocene glaciations had profound impact on the spatial distribution and genetic makeup of species in temperate ecosystems. While the glacial period trapped several species into glacial refugia and caused abrupt decline in large populations, the interglacial period facilitated population growth and range expansion leading to allopatric speciation. Here, we analyzed 40 genomes of four species of ibex and found that Himalayan ibex in the Pamir Mountains evolved independently after splitting from its main range about 0.1 mya following the Pleistocene species pump concept. Demographic trajectories showed Himalayan ibex experienced two historic bottlenecks, one each c. 0.8-0.5 mya and c. 50-30 kya, with an intermediate large population expansion c. 0.2-0.16 mya coinciding with Mid-Pleistocene Transitions. We substantiate with multi-dimensional evidence that Himalayan ibex is an evolutionary distinct phylogenetic species of Siberian ibex which need to be prioritized as Capra himalayensis for taxonomic revision and conservation planning at a regional and global scale.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

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Biology - 12(2023), 8 vom: 07. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jabin, Gul [VerfasserIn]
Joshi, Bheem Dutt [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ming-Shan [VerfasserIn]
Mukherjee, Tanoy [VerfasserIn]
Dolker, Stanzin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Chandra, Kailash [VerfasserIn]
Chinnadurai, Venkatraman [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Lalit Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Thakur, Mukesh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Allopatric speciation
Capra sibirica
Demography
Himalayan ibex
Journal Article
Pleistocene glaciations
Taxonomic revision

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Date Revised 28.08.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/biology12081097

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NLM361251653