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Evolutionary genomics of oceanic island radiations

  • José Cerca*
  • , Darko D. Cotoras
  • , Vanessa C. Bieker
  • , Rishi De-Kayne
  • , Pablo Vargas
  • , Mario Fernández-Mazuecos
  • , Julia López-Delgado
  • , Oliver White
  • , Martin Stervander
  • , Anthony J. Geneva
  • , Juan Ernesto Guevara Andino
  • , Joana Isabel Meier
  • , Lizzie Roeble
  • , Baptiste Brée
  • , Jairo Patiño
  • , Juan M. Guayasamin
  • , María de Lourdes Torres
  • , Hugo Valdebenito
  • , María del Rosario Castañeda
  • , Jaime A. Chaves
  • Patricia Jaramillo Díaz, Luis Valente, Matthew L. Knope, Jonathan P. Price, Loren H. Rieseberg, Bruce G. Baldwin, Brent C. Emerson, Gonzalo Rivas-Torres, Rosemary Gillespie, Michael D. Martin
*Corresponding author for this work
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • University of Oslo
  • Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
  • California Academy of Sciences
  • EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh
  • Biodiversity and Conservation
  • Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
  • University of Leeds
  • The Natural History Museum, London
  • Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, Camden
  • Universidad de las Americas - Ecuador
  • University of Cambridge
  • Naturalis Biodiversity Center
  • University of Groningen
  • Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)
  • Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología (IPNA-CSIC)
  • Universidad ICESI
  • San Francisco State University
  • Charles Darwin Foundation
  • University of Malaga
  • University of Hawai'i at Hilo
  • University of British Columbia
  • University of California at Berkeley
  • Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

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Abstract

A recurring feature of oceanic archipelagos is the presence of adaptive radiations that generate endemic, species-rich clades that can offer outstanding insight into the links between ecology and evolution. Recent developments in evolutionary genomics have contributed towards solving long-standing questions at this interface. Using a comprehensive literature search, we identify studies spanning 19 oceanic archipelagos and 110 putative adaptive radiations, but find that most of these radiations have not yet been investigated from an evolutionary genomics perspective. Our review reveals different gaps in knowledge related to the lack of implementation of genomic approaches, as well as undersampled taxonomic and geographic areas. Filling those gaps with the required data will help to deepen our understanding of adaptation, speciation, and other evolutionary processes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)631-642
Number of pages12
JournalTrends in Ecology and Evolution
Volume38
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2023

Keywords

  • convergent
  • diversification
  • ecology
  • insular
  • parallel
  • Biological Evolution
  • Genetic Speciation
  • Genomics
  • Ecology
  • Phylogeny

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