The evolutionary history and genomics of European blackcap migration
Seasonal migration is a taxonomically widespread behaviour that integrates across many traits. The European blackcap exhibits enormous variation in migration and is renowned for research on its evolution and genetic basis. We assembled a reference genome for blackcaps and obtained whole genome reseq...
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| author | Kira Delmore Juan Carlos Illera Javier Pérez-Tris Gernot Segelbacher Juan S Lugo Ramos Gillian Durieux Jun Ishigohoka Miriam Liedvogel |
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| description | Seasonal migration is a taxonomically widespread behaviour that integrates across many traits. The European blackcap exhibits enormous variation in migration and is renowned for research on its evolution and genetic basis. We assembled a reference genome for blackcaps and obtained whole genome resequencing data from individuals across its breeding range. Analyses of population structure and demography suggested divergence began ~30,000 ya, with evidence for one admixture event between migrant and resident continent birds ~5000 ya. The propensity to migrate, orientation and distance of migration all map to a small number of genomic regions that do not overlap with results from other species, suggesting that there are multiple ways to generate variation in migration. Strongly associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were located in regulatory regions of candidate genes that may serve as major regulators of the migratory syndrome. Evidence for selection on shared variation was documented, providing a mechanism by which rapid changes may evolve. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de140bebb4164f1d92722ebcc7c049992022-12-22T02:05:08ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2020-04-01910.7554/eLife.54462The evolutionary history and genomics of European blackcap migrationKira Delmore0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4108-9729Juan Carlos Illera1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4389-0264Javier Pérez-Tris2Gernot Segelbacher3Juan S Lugo Ramos4Gillian Durieux5Jun Ishigohoka6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5713-9391Miriam Liedvogel7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8372-8560Behavioural Genomics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, GermanyResearch Unit of Biodiversity (UO-CSIC-PA), Oviedo University, Mieres, SpainDepartment of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, SpainWildlife Ecology and Management, University Freiburg, Freiburg, GermanyBehavioural Genomics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, GermanyBehavioural Genomics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, GermanyBehavioural Genomics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, GermanyBehavioural Genomics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, GermanySeasonal migration is a taxonomically widespread behaviour that integrates across many traits. The European blackcap exhibits enormous variation in migration and is renowned for research on its evolution and genetic basis. We assembled a reference genome for blackcaps and obtained whole genome resequencing data from individuals across its breeding range. Analyses of population structure and demography suggested divergence began ~30,000 ya, with evidence for one admixture event between migrant and resident continent birds ~5000 ya. The propensity to migrate, orientation and distance of migration all map to a small number of genomic regions that do not overlap with results from other species, suggesting that there are multiple ways to generate variation in migration. Strongly associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were located in regulatory regions of candidate genes that may serve as major regulators of the migratory syndrome. Evidence for selection on shared variation was documented, providing a mechanism by which rapid changes may evolve.https://elifesciences.org/articles/54462migrationbehaviourbirdpopulation structuredemographygenomic architecture |
| spellingShingle | Kira Delmore Juan Carlos Illera Javier Pérez-Tris Gernot Segelbacher Juan S Lugo Ramos Gillian Durieux Jun Ishigohoka Miriam Liedvogel The evolutionary history and genomics of European blackcap migration eLife migration behaviour bird population structure demography genomic architecture |
| title | The evolutionary history and genomics of European blackcap migration |
| title_full | The evolutionary history and genomics of European blackcap migration |
| title_fullStr | The evolutionary history and genomics of European blackcap migration |
| title_full_unstemmed | The evolutionary history and genomics of European blackcap migration |
| title_short | The evolutionary history and genomics of European blackcap migration |
| title_sort | evolutionary history and genomics of european blackcap migration |
| topic | migration behaviour bird population structure demography genomic architecture |
| url | https://elifesciences.org/articles/54462 |
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