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Plio-Pleistocene sea level and temperature fluctuations in the northwestern Pacific promoted speciation in the globally-distributed flathead mullet Mugil cephalus
Shen, K.-N.; Jamandre, Brian Wade; Hsu, C.-C. et al.
2011In BMC Evolutionary Biology, 11 (1)
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Keywords :
Pleistocene; Pliocene; Pliocene-Pleistocene boundary; Kuroshio Current; Pacific Ocean; Pacific Northwest; Mugil cephalus; Smegmamorpha; United States; Animals; DNA, Mitochondrial; Ecosystem; Fish Proteins; Gene Flow; Genetic Speciation; Genetic Variation; Marine Biology; Microsatellite Repeats; Molecular Sequence Data; Northwestern United States; Oceans and Seas; Phylogeny; Seawater; Temperature
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[en] Abstract. Background: The study of speciation in the marine realm is challenging because of the apparent absence of physical barriers to dispersal, which are one of the main drivers of genetic diversity. Although phylogeographic studies using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) information often reveal significant genetic heterogeneity within marine species, the evolutionary significance of such diversity is difficult to interpret with these markers. In the northwestern (NW) Pacific, several studies have emphasised the potential importance of sea-level regression during the most recent glaciations as a driver of genetic diversity in marine species. These studies have failed, however, to determine whether the period of isolation was long enough for divergence to attain speciation. Among these marine species, the cosmopolitan estuarine-dependent fish Mugil cephalus represents an interesting case study. Several divergent allopatric mtDNA lineages have been described in this species worldwide, and three occur in sympatry in the NW Pacific. Results: Ten nuclear microsatellites were surveyed to estimate the level of genetic isolation of these lineages and determine the role of sea-level fluctuation in the evolution of NW Pacific M. cephalus. Three cryptic species of M. cephalus were identified within this region (NWP1, 2 and 3) using an assignment test on the microsatellite data. Each species corresponds with one of the three mtDNA lineages in the COI phylogenetic tree. NWP3 is the most divergent species, with a distribution range that suggests tropical affinities, while NWP1, with a northward distribution from Taiwan to Russia, is a temperate species. NWP2 is distributed along the warm Kuroshio Current. The divergence of NWP1 from NWP2 dates back to the Pleistocene epoch and probably corresponds to the separation of the Japan and China Seas when sea levels dropped. Despite their subsequent range expansion since this period of glaciation, no gene flow was observed among these three lineages, indicating that speciation has been achieved. Conclusions: This study successfully identified three cryptic species in M. cephalus inhabiting the NW Pacific, using a combination of microsatellites and mitochondrial genetic markers. The current genetic architecture of the M. cephalus species complex in the NW Pacific is the result of a complex interaction of contemporary processes and historical events. Sea level and temperature fluctuations during Plio-Pleistocene epochs probably played a major role in creating the marine species diversity of the NW Pacific that is found today. © 2011 Shen et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Disciplines :
Aquatic sciences & oceanology
Author, co-author :
Shen, K.-N.;  Institute of Fisheries Science, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Jamandre, Brian Wade ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Biologie du comportement - Ethologie et psychologie animale
Hsu, C.-C.;  Institute of Fisheries Science, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Tzeng, W.-N.;  Institute of Fisheries Science, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Durand, J.-D.;  Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement (IRD), UMR 5119 ECOSYM, ISRA de Bel Air, CP 18524, Dakar, 2148 11 1, Senegal
Language :
English
Title :
Plio-Pleistocene sea level and temperature fluctuations in the northwestern Pacific promoted speciation in the globally-distributed flathead mullet Mugil cephalus
Publication date :
2011
Journal title :
BMC Evolutionary Biology
eISSN :
1471-2148
Publisher :
BioMed Central, United Kingdom
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
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