Evidence for cryptic northern refugia among high- and temperate-latitude species in Beringia |
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Authors: | Christin L Pruett Kevin Winker |
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Institution: | (1) University of Alaska Museum, 907 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA;(2) Oklahoma Biological Survey, Sutton Avian Research Center, P.O. Box 2007, Bartlesville, OK 74005, USA |
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Abstract: | Stewart and Dalén (2008) argue that only temperate species were locked in cryptic northern refugia during Pleistocene glacial cycles, while species
presently found at high latitudes had much wider distributions during glaciations. We present evidence supporting the existence
of cryptic northern refugia that likely harbored both high- and temperate-latitude species in the Bering Sea region. Genetic
signals of refugial isolation are found in island populations of rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta), rock sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis), common raven (Corvus corax), and winter wren (Troglodytes troglodytes). These species have high-latitude, a mixture of high- and temperate-latitude, and temperate-latitude distributions. In addition,
there are no data showing historically larger distributions of the high-latitude rock sandpiper or rock ptarmigan in North
America during the Pleistocene. Although exact dating of isolation events is not possible using molecular genetic data, the
species we examined have similar genetic signals and thus were isolated at similar times. It is evident that Pleistocene glaciations
produced refugial genetic signatures among multiple bird species in the North Pacific Ocean. |
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