Multiple contact zones and karyotypic evolution in a neotropical frog species complex
Abstract Previous studies of DNA sequence and karyotypic data have revealed high genetic diversity in the Physalaemus cuvieri – Physalaemus ephippifer species complex—a group of small leptodactylid frogs in South America. To date, seven major genetic lineages have been recognized in this group, with...
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| author | Lucas H. B. Souza Todd W. Pierson Renata O. Tenório Juan M. Ferro Kaleb P. Gatto Bruno C. Silva Gilda V. de Andrade Pablo Suárez Célio F. B. Haddad Luciana B. Lourenço |
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| description | Abstract Previous studies of DNA sequence and karyotypic data have revealed high genetic diversity in the Physalaemus cuvieri – Physalaemus ephippifer species complex—a group of small leptodactylid frogs in South America. To date, seven major genetic lineages have been recognized in this group, with species delimitation tests supporting four to seven of them as valid species. Among these, only P. ephippifer shows heteromorphic sex chromosomes, but the implications of cytogenetic divergence for the evolution of this group are unknown. We analyzed karyotypic, mitochondrial DNA, and 3RAD genomic data to characterize a putative contact zone between P. ephippifer and P. cuvieri Lineage 1, finding evidence for admixture and karyotypic evolution. We also describe preliminary evidence for admixture between two other members of this species complex—Lineage 1 and Lineage 3 of P. cuvieri. Our study sheds new light on evolutionary relationships in the P. cuvieri – P. ephippifer species complex, suggesting an important role of karyotypic divergence in its evolutionary history and underscoring the importance of hybridization as a mechanism of sex chromosome evolution in amphibians. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5200663a9d264fc6b0d782a8556f74882024-01-14T12:22:48ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-01-0114112110.1038/s41598-024-51421-zMultiple contact zones and karyotypic evolution in a neotropical frog species complexLucas H. B. Souza0Todd W. Pierson1Renata O. Tenório2Juan M. Ferro3Kaleb P. Gatto4Bruno C. Silva5Gilda V. de Andrade6Pablo Suárez7Célio F. B. Haddad8Luciana B. Lourenço9Laboratório de Estudos Cromossômicos (LabEsC), Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Kennesaw State UniversityLaboratório de Estudos Cromossômicos (LabEsC), Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva “Dr. Claudio J. Bidau”, Instituto de Biología Subtropical (CONICET-UNaM), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de MisionesLaboratório de Estudos Cromossômicos (LabEsC), Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Laboratório de Estudos Cromossômicos (LabEsC), Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Departamento de Biologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA)Instituto de Biología Subtropical (CONICET-UNaM)Departamento de Biodiversidade and Centro de Aquicultura (CAUNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual PaulistaLaboratório de Estudos Cromossômicos (LabEsC), Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Abstract Previous studies of DNA sequence and karyotypic data have revealed high genetic diversity in the Physalaemus cuvieri – Physalaemus ephippifer species complex—a group of small leptodactylid frogs in South America. To date, seven major genetic lineages have been recognized in this group, with species delimitation tests supporting four to seven of them as valid species. Among these, only P. ephippifer shows heteromorphic sex chromosomes, but the implications of cytogenetic divergence for the evolution of this group are unknown. We analyzed karyotypic, mitochondrial DNA, and 3RAD genomic data to characterize a putative contact zone between P. ephippifer and P. cuvieri Lineage 1, finding evidence for admixture and karyotypic evolution. We also describe preliminary evidence for admixture between two other members of this species complex—Lineage 1 and Lineage 3 of P. cuvieri. Our study sheds new light on evolutionary relationships in the P. cuvieri – P. ephippifer species complex, suggesting an important role of karyotypic divergence in its evolutionary history and underscoring the importance of hybridization as a mechanism of sex chromosome evolution in amphibians.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51421-z |
| spellingShingle | Lucas H. B. Souza Todd W. Pierson Renata O. Tenório Juan M. Ferro Kaleb P. Gatto Bruno C. Silva Gilda V. de Andrade Pablo Suárez Célio F. B. Haddad Luciana B. Lourenço Multiple contact zones and karyotypic evolution in a neotropical frog species complex Scientific Reports |
| title | Multiple contact zones and karyotypic evolution in a neotropical frog species complex |
| title_full | Multiple contact zones and karyotypic evolution in a neotropical frog species complex |
| title_fullStr | Multiple contact zones and karyotypic evolution in a neotropical frog species complex |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiple contact zones and karyotypic evolution in a neotropical frog species complex |
| title_short | Multiple contact zones and karyotypic evolution in a neotropical frog species complex |
| title_sort | multiple contact zones and karyotypic evolution in a neotropical frog species complex |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51421-z |
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