Evolution of genomic variation in the burrowing owl in response to recent colonization of urban areas

Proceedings. Biological Sciences
Jakob C MuellerBart Kempenaers

Abstract

When a species successfully colonizes an urban habitat it can be expected that its population rapidly adapts to the new environment but also experiences demographic perturbations. It is, therefore, essential to gain an understanding of the population structure and the demographic history of the urban and neighbouring rural populations before studying adaptation at the genome level. Here, we investigate populations of the burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), a species that colonized South American cities just a few decades ago. We assembled a high-quality genome of the burrowing owl and re-sequenced 137 owls from three urban-rural population pairs at 17-fold median sequencing coverage per individual. Our data indicate that each city was independently colonized by a limited number of founders and that restricted gene flow occurred between neighbouring urban and rural populations, but not between urban populations of different cities. Using long-range linkage disequilibrium statistics in an approximate Bayesian computation approach, we estimated consistently lower population sizes in the recent past for the urban populations in comparison to the rural ones. The current urban populations all show reduced standing variation in rare s...Continue Reading

References

Feb 5, 2002·The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics : JMD·Julie A PlumbleyMargaret L Gulley
Nov 17, 2007·Trends in Ecology & Evolution·Rowan D H Barrett, Dolph Schluter
Apr 15, 2009·Proceedings. Biological Sciences·Karl L EvansBen J Hatchwell
Feb 5, 2010·Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society·Karl L EvansKevin J Gaston
Jun 25, 2010·Genome Biology·Kiwoong NamHans Ellegren
Jun 10, 2011·Bioinformatics·Petr DanecekUNKNOWN 1000 Genomes Project Analysis Group
Feb 1, 2012·PLoS Genetics·Daniel John LawsonDaniel Falush
Mar 6, 2012·Nature Methods·Ben Langmead, Steven L Salzberg
Sep 1, 2012·Behavioral Ecology : Official Journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology·Jonathan W AtwellEllen D Ketterson
Mar 13, 2014·PloS One·Sol Rodriguez-MartínezJosé L Tella
May 20, 2014·Ecology Letters·Daniel SolOriol Lapiedra
Jun 24, 2014·Nature Genetics·Stephan Schiffels, Richard Durbin
Nov 29, 2014·Current Protocols in Bioinformatics·Geraldine A Van der AuweraMark A DePristo
Nov 11, 2015·Nature Reviews. Genetics·Joshua G Schraiber, Joshua M Akey
Dec 15, 2015·BMC Evolutionary Biology·Wouter F D van DongenPatrick-Jean Guay
Jul 15, 2016·Genome Research·Linnéa SmedsHans Ellegren
Aug 9, 2016·Scientific Reports·Martina CarreteJosé L Tella
Jan 5, 2017·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Marina AlbertiYuyu Zhou
Nov 1, 1984·Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution·B S Weir, C Clark Cockerham
Nov 4, 2017·Science·Marc T J Johnson, Jason Munshi-South

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Aug 17, 2018·Proceedings. Biological Sciences·James S SantangeloMarc T J Johnson
Jul 7, 2019·The Journal of Heredity·Jared J HomolaMichael T Kinnison
Sep 5, 2019·Molecular Ecology·Lindsay S MilesBrian C Verrelli
Jun 13, 2020·PloS One·Valerie N BrewerKaren E Mabry
Aug 11, 2020·Molecular Ecology·Colin J Garroway, Chloé Schmidt
Mar 9, 2019·Ecology and Evolution·Alexandra L DeCandiaBridgett M vonHoldt
Mar 1, 2019·Scientific Reports·Álvaro LunaMartina Carrete
Mar 5, 2019·Evolutionary Applications·L Ruth RivkinMarc T J Johnson
Jan 10, 2021·Scientific Reports·Álvaro LunaMartina Carrete
Aug 27, 2021·Journal of Fungi·Danielle Hamae YamauchiEduardo Bagagli

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Methods Mentioned

BETA
PCA

Software Mentioned

GATK
scrm
IDBA assembler
R package ecodist
dbRDA
op S ize ABC
Newbler
R package geosphere
SNPRelate
R package adegenet

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.