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Integrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade

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dc.contributor.authorElst, Tobias van
dc.contributor.authorSgarlata, Gabriele M.
dc.contributor.authorSchüßler, Dominik
dc.contributor.authorTiley, George P.
dc.contributor.authorPoelstra, Jelmer W.
dc.contributor.authorScheumann, Marina
dc.contributor.authorBlanco, Marina B.
dc.contributor.authorAleixo-Pais, Isa
dc.contributor.authorEvasoa, Mamy Rina
dc.contributor.authorGanzhorn, Jörg U.
dc.contributor.authorGoodman, Steven M.
dc.contributor.authorHasiniaina, Alida F.
dc.contributor.authorHending, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorHohenlohe, Paul A.
dc.contributor.authorIbouroi, Mohamed T.
dc.contributor.authorIribar, Amaia
dc.contributor.authorJan, Fabien
dc.contributor.authorKappeler, Peter M.
dc.contributor.authorPors, Barbara Le
dc.contributor.authorManzi, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorOlivieri, Gillian
dc.contributor.authorRakotonanahary, Ando N.
dc.contributor.authorRakotondranary, S. Jacques
dc.contributor.authorRakotondravony, Romule
dc.contributor.authorRalison, José M.
dc.contributor.authorRanaivoarisoa, J. Freddy
dc.contributor.authorRandrianambinina, Blanchard
dc.contributor.authorRasoloarison, Rodin M.
dc.contributor.authorRasoloharijaona, Solofonirina
dc.contributor.authorRasolondraibe, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Helena
dc.contributor.authorZaonarivelo, John R.
dc.contributor.authorLouis, Edward E.
dc.contributor.authorYoder, Anne D.
dc.contributor.authorChikhi, Lounès
dc.contributor.authorRadespiel, Ute
dc.contributor.authorSalmona, Jordi
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-01T11:01:39Z
dc.date.available2025-04-01T11:01:39Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractGlobal biodiversity is under accelerating threats, and species are succumbing to extinction before being described. Madagascar’s biota represents an extreme example of this scenario, with the added complication that much of its endemic biodiversity is cryptic. Here we illustrate best practices for clarifying cryptic diversification processes by presenting an integrative framework that leverages multiple lines of evidence and taxon-informed cut-offs for species delimitation, while placing special emphasis on identifying patterns of isolation by distance. We systematically apply this framework to an entire taxonomically controversial primate clade, the mouse lemurs (genus Microcebus, family Cheirogaleidae). We demonstrate that species diversity has been overestimated primarily due to the interpretation of geographic variation as speciation, potentially biasing inference of the underlying processes of evolutionary diversification. Following a revised classification, we find that crypsis within the genus is best explained by a model of morphological stasis imposed by stabilizing selection and a neutral process of niche diversification. Finally, by clarifying species limits and defining evolutionarily significant units, we provide new conservation priorities, bridging fundamental and applied objectives in a generalizable framework.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by the German Research Foundation DFG (Ra 502/23-1, Ra 502/7-1, Ra 502/7-3, Ra 502/20-1 and Ra 502/20-3 to U.R.; Ka 1082/8-1, Ka 1082/8-2 and Ka 1082/19-1 to P.M.K.; Ga 342/19 to J.U.G.), the Agence Nationale de la Recherche ANR (LABEX CEBA: ANR-10-LABX-25-01, LABEX TULIP: ANR-10-LABX-0041 and a visiting scientist grant to A.D.Y., L.C. and J.S.), the National Science Foundation NSF (NSFDEB-NERC: 2148914 to A.D.Y.), the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology FCT (PTDC/BIA-BEC/100176/2008, PTDC/BIA-BIC/4476/2012 and BIODIVERSA/0003/2015 to L.C.; PD/BD/114343/2016 to G.M.S.; SFRH/BD/64875/2009 to J.S.), the German National High Performance Computing Alliance NHR@ Göttingen (nib00015 to U.R. and T.v.E.), the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD (91529232 to A.F.H.; 91565325 to M.R.E.; fellowships to B.R. and S.R.), the Bauer Foundation of the German Foundation Center DSZ (T237/22985/2012/kg to D.S.), the Rufford Foundation (RSG-10941-1 to J.S.; RSG-12973-1 to M.T.I.; RSG-15472-1 to A.F.H.), the French National Centre for Scientific Research CNRS (BEEG-B IRP to L.C.), the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research BMBF (01LC1617A to U.R.), the ERA-NET biodivERsA (2015-138 to U.R.), the Lemur Conservation Action Fund (to M.B.B.), Operation Wallacea (to U.R.), Landesforschungsförderung Hamburg (to J.U.G.), the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation BfN (to U.R.), Gesellschaft der Freunde der TiHo e.V. (to G.O.), the Institute of Zoology of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (to U.R.), and the National Institutes of Health NIH (R35 GM136290 to Graham Coop, which in part supported G.M.S.). We thank the Direction Générale du Ministère de l’Environnement et des Forêts de Madagascar and Madagascar’s Ad Hoc Committee for Fauna and Flora and Organisational Committee for Environmental Research (CAFF/CORE) for allowing us to conduct fieldwork. This study benefited from the continuous support of the Department of Animal Biology and Ecology, University of Mahajanga, the Department of Animal Biology, University of Antananarivo, Madagascar National Parks (MNP), the NGO Fanamby, the Groupe d'étude et de recherche sur les primates de Madagascar (GERP) and the MacArthur Foundation. We are grateful to J.B. Andriambeloson, R. Andriantompohavana, B. Andriatsitohaina, S. Atsalis, M. Barnavon, E.B. Beanaka, A. Beck, A. Bensouleimany, M. Dammhahn, R. Ernest, V. Gabillaud, N.K. Guthrie, T. Hafen, Irène, S. Kessler, F. Kiene, A. Klein, C. Kun-Rodrigues, A. Miller, D.S.A. Ousseni, N. Rabemananjara, D. Rabesamihanta, Z. Radavison, T. Radriarimanga, S.M. Rafamantanantsoa, F.D. Rakotoarizaka, A. Rakotomanantena, H. Rakotondramanana, T.N. Ralantoharijaona, M.L. Ramilison, M. Ramsay, R. Randriamampionona, F.J. Randriamaroson, E. Rasoazanabary, D.W. Rasolofoson, J.H. Ratsimbazafy, S.H. Roberts, V.S.T. Rovanirina, Tropical and Social Enterprise, V. Zietemann and the late E. Zimmermann for providing samples. We acknowledge E. Foss for performing preliminary bioinformatic analyses and P.D. Etter and E.A. Johnson for conducting RAD sequencing. We also warmly thank numerous Malagasy M.Sc. students, field assistants, volunteers, local guides and cooks for their help in the field and for sharing their incomparable expertise of the forest. Misaotra betsaka anareo jiaby.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationElst, Tobias van; Sgarlata, Gabriele M.; Schüßler, Dominik; Tiley, George P.; Poelstra, Jelmer W.; Scheumann, Marina; Blanco, Marina B.; Aleixo-Pais, Isa G.; Rina Evasoa, Mamy; Ganzhorn, Jörg U.; Goodman, Steven M.; Hasiniaina, Alida F.; Hending, Daniel; Hohenlohe, Paul A.; Ibouroi, Mohamed T.; Iribar, Amaia; Jan, Fabien; Kappeler, Peter M.; Le Pors, Barbara; Manzi, Sophie; Olivieri, Gillian; Rakotonanahary, Ando N.; Rakotondranary, S. Jacques; Rakotondravony, Romule; Ralison, José M.; Ranaivoarisoa, J. Freddy; Randrianambinina, Blanchard; Rasoloarison, Rodin M.; Rasoloharijaona, Solofonirina; Rasolondraibe, Emmanuel; Teixeira, Helena; Zaonarivelo, John R.; Louis, Edward E.; Yoder, Anne D.; Chikhi, Lounès; Radespiel, Ute; Salmona, Jordi (2024). Integrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade. Nature Ecology & Evolution. ISSN 2397-334X. 9:1, p. 57-72
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41559-024-02547-wpt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2397-334X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/34373
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.relationA vertebrate's eye view on habitat loss and fragmentation across time and space in Madagascar
dc.relationInference, fragmentation, genomics and conservation
dc.relationCOMPARATIVE CONSERVATION GENETICS OF SEVERAL THREATENED LEMUR SPECIES LIVING IN FRAGMENTED ENVIRONMENTS
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectBiodiversitypt_PT
dc.subjectExtinctionpt_PT
dc.subjectMadagascarpt_PT
dc.subjectSpecies diversitypt_PT
dc.subjectSpeciationpt_PT
dc.subjectConservationpt_PT
dc.titleIntegrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate cladept_PT
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