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Autopolyploid lineage shows climatic niche expansion but not divergence in Arabidopsis arenosa
Author(s) -
MolinaHenao Y. Franchesco,
Hopkins Robin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/ajb2.1212
Subject(s) - niche , biology , ecological niche , environmental niche modelling , lineage (genetic) , niche segregation , arabidopsis , evolutionary biology , polyploid , ploidy , ecology , divergence (linguistics) , gene , genetics , habitat , linguistics , philosophy , mutant
Premise of the Study Successful establishment of neopolyploids, and therefore polyploid speciation, is thought to be contingent on environmental niche shifts from their progenitors. We explore this niche shift hypothesis in the obligate outcrosser Arabidopsis arenosa complex, which includes diploid and recently formed autotetraploid populations. Methods To characterize the climatic niches for both cytotypes in Arabidopsis arenosa, we first gathered climatic data from localities with known ploidy types. We then estimated the climatic niches for diploids and autotetraploids and calculated niche overlap. Using this niche overlap statistic, we tested for niche equivalency and similarity. We explored differences in niches by estimating and comparing niche optimum and breadth and then calculated indices of niche expansion and unfilling. Key Results Climatic niche overlap between diploids and autotetraploids is substantial. Although the two niche models are not significantly divergent, they are not identical as they differ in both optimum and breadth along two environmental gradients. Autotetraploids fill nearly the entire niche space of diploids and have expanded into novel environments. Conclusions We find climatic niche expansion but not divergence, together with a moderate change in the niche optimum, in the autotetraploid lineage of Arabidopsis arenosa . These results indicate that the climatic niche shift hypothesis alone cannot explain the coexistence of tetraploid and diploid cytotypes.

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