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Title: | Genomic analysis of a migratory divide reveals candidate genes for migration and implicates selective sweeps in generating islands of differentiation | Contributor(s): | Delmore, Kira E (author); Hubner, Sariel (author); Kane, Nolan C (author); Schuster, Richard (author); Andrew, Rose (author) ; Camara, Francisco (author); Guigo, Roderic (author); Irwin, Darren E (author) | Publication Date: | 2015 | DOI: | 10.1111/mec.13150 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19597 | Abstract: | Differential gene flow, reductions in diversity following linked selection and/or features of the genome can structure patterns of genomic differentiation during the process of speciation. Possible sources of reproductive isolation are well studied between coastal and inland subspecies groups of Swainson's thrushes, with differences in seasonal migratory behaviour likely playing a key role in reducing hybrid fitness. We assembled and annotated a draft reference genome for this species and generated whole-genome shotgun sequence data for populations adjacent to the hybrid zone between these groups. We documented substantial genomewide heterogeneity in relative estimates of genetic differentiation between the groups. Within population diversity was lower in areas of high relative differentiation, supporting a role for selective sweeps in generating this pattern. Absolute genetic differentiation was reduced in these areas, further suggesting that recurrent selective sweeps in the ancestral population and/or between divergent populations following secondary contact likely occurred. Relative genetic differentiation was also higher near centromeres and on the Z chromosome, suggesting that features of the genome also contribute to genomewide heterogeneity. Genes linked to migratory traits were concentrated in islands of differentiation, supporting previous suggestions that seasonal migration is under divergent selection between Swainson's thrushes. Differences in migratory behaviour likely play a central role in the speciation of many taxa; we developed the infrastructure here to permit future investigations into the role several candidate genes play in reducing gene flow between not only Swainson's thrushes but other species as well. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Molecular Ecology, 24(8), p. 1873-1888 | Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1365-294X 0962-1083 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 060809 Vertebrate Biology 060408 Genomics 060311 Speciation and Extinction |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 310914 Vertebrate biology 310509 Genomics 310412 Speciation and extinction |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences 960899 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of Environments not elsewhere classified |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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