The impact of Pleistocene glaciations and environmental gradients on the genetic structure of <i>Embothrium coccineum</i>

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dc.contributor.authorSepulveda-Espinoza, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorBertin-Benavides, Ariana
dc.contributor.authorHasbun, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorToro-Nunez, Oscar
dc.contributor.authorVaras-Myrik, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorAlarcon, Diego
dc.contributor.authorGuillemin, Marie-Laure
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T21:01:23Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T21:01:23Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe South American temperate forests were subjected to drastic topographic and climatic changes during the Pliocene--Pleistocene as a consequence of the Andean orogeny and glacial cycles. Such changes are common drivers of genetic structure and adaptation. Embothrium coccineum (Proteaceae) is an emblematic tree of the South American temperate forest (around 20 degrees S of latitude) that has strongly been affected by topographic and climatic events. Previous studies have shown a marked genetic structure in this species, and distinct ecotypes have been described. Yet, little is known about their adaptive genetic responses. The main goal of this study was to investigate the effects of historical and contemporary landscape features affecting the genetic diversity and connectivity of E. coccineum throughout its current natural distribution. Using over 2000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), we identified two genetic groups (a Northern and a Central--Southern group) that diverged around 2.8 million years ago. The level of genetic structure was higher among populations within the Northern genetic group than within the Central--Southern group. We propose that these differences in genetic structure may be due to differences in the assemblages of pollinators and in the evolutionary histories of the two genetic groups. Moreover, the data displayed a strong pattern of isolation by the environment in E. coccineum, suggesting that selection could have led to adaptive divergence among localities. We propose that in the Chilean temperate forest, the patterns of genetic variation in E. coccineum reflect both a Quaternary phylogenetic imprint and signatures of selection as a consequence of a strong environmental gradient.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ece3.9474
dc.identifier.issn2045-7758
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9474
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/92873
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000880426700001
dc.issue.numero11
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaEcology and evolution
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectdivergence time
dc.subjectisolation by environment
dc.subjectlast glacial maxima
dc.subjectpopulation genomics
dc.subjectProteaceae
dc.subjecttemperate forest
dc.titleThe impact of Pleistocene glaciations and environmental gradients on the genetic structure of <i>Embothrium coccineum</i>
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen12
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sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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