Frequent discordance between morphology and mitochondrial DNA in a species group of European water beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae).
dc.contributor.author | Bilton, David | |
dc.contributor.author | Turner, Lucy | |
dc.contributor.author | Foster, GN | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-16T09:20:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-03-16T09:20:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-03-09 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2167-8359 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2167-8359 | |
dc.identifier.other | e3076 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/8637 | |
dc.description.abstract |
<jats:p>The<jats:italic>Hydroporus memnonius</jats:italic>species group includes both widespread and range restricted diving beetle taxa in the western Palaearctic, some of which have been divided into a number of geographical subspecies. Of these,<jats:italic>Hydroporus necopinatus</jats:italic>is distributed in the far west of Europe, from central Spain to southern Britain, and has been split into three subspecies, occurring in Iberia (<jats:italic>necopinatus</jats:italic>sst.), France (<jats:italic>robertorum</jats:italic>) and England (<jats:italic>roni</jats:italic>) respectively—the last of these being a rare example of an insect taxon apparently endemic to northern Europe. Here we explore inter-relationships between populations and subspecies of<jats:italic>H. necopinatus</jats:italic>and related members of the<jats:italic>Hydroporus melanarius</jats:italic>subgroup, using mitochondrial COI sequence data. We reveal widespread discordance between mitochondrial DNA sequence variation and morphology in areas where<jats:italic>H. necopinatus</jats:italic>and<jats:italic>H. melanarius</jats:italic>come into contact, consistent with historical introgressive hybridization between these taxa. In light of this discordance, the lack of clear genetic divergence between<jats:italic>H. necopinatus</jats:italic>subspecies, and the fact that both<jats:italic>robertorum</jats:italic>and<jats:italic>roni</jats:italic>are morphologically intermediate between<jats:italic>H. necopinatus</jats:italic>sstr. and<jats:italic>H. melanarius</jats:italic>, we suggest that these taxa may be of hybridogenic origin, rather than representing discrete evolutionary lineages.</jats:p> | |
dc.format.extent | e3076-e3076 | |
dc.format.medium | Electronic-eCollection | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | PeerJ | |
dc.subject | Coleoptera | |
dc.subject | Dytiscidae | |
dc.subject | Taxonomy | |
dc.subject | Hydroporus | |
dc.subject | Introgression | |
dc.subject | mtDNA | |
dc.subject | Endemics | |
dc.subject | Biogeography | |
dc.title | Frequent discordance between morphology and mitochondrial DNA in a species group of European water beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
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plymouth.issue | 3 | |
plymouth.volume | 5 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published online | |
plymouth.journal | PeerJ | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.7717/peerj.3076 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Biological and Marine Sciences | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA07 Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Marine Institute | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role/Academics | |
dc.publisher.place | United States | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2017-02-07 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2167-8359 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | No embargo | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.7717/peerj.3076 | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2017-03-09 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
plymouth.oa-location | https://peerj.com/articles/3076/ |