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- Title
Progenitor–derivative speciation in Pozoa (Apiaceae, Azorelloideae) of the southern Andes.
- Authors
López, Patricio; Tremetsberger, Karin; Kohl, Gudrun; Stuessy, Tod
- Abstract
Background and Aims Studies examining patterns and processes of speciation in South America are fewer than in North America and Europe. One of the least well documented processes has been progenitor–derivative speciation. A particularly instructive example occurs in the southern Andes in the genus Pozoa (Apiaceae, Azorelloideae), which consists of only two diploid outcrossing species, the widespread P. coriacea and the geographically and ecologically restricted P. volcanica. This paper tests the hypothesis that the latter species originated from the former through local geographical and ecological isolation by progenitor–derivative speciation. Methods DNA sequences were analysed from Pozoa and the related South American genera Asteriscium, Eremocharis and Gymnophyton from non-coding regions of the plastid genome, ndhF-rpl32 and rpl32-trnL, plus incorporation of previously reported rpl16 intron and trnD-trnT intergenic spacer sequences. Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) data from 105 individuals in 21 populations throughout the entire range of distribution of the genus were used for estimation of genetic diversity, divergence and SplitsTree network analysis. Ecological factors, including habitat and associated species, were also examined. Key Results Pozoa coriacea is more similar genetically to the outgroup genera, Asteriscium and Eremocharis, than is P. volcanica. At the population level, only P. volcanica is monophyletic, whereas P. coriacea is paraphyletic. Analyses of genetic differentiation among populations and genetic divergence and diversity of the species show highest values in P. coriacea and clear reductions in P. volcanica. Pozoa coriacea occurs in several types of high elevation habitats, whereas P. volcanica is found only in newly formed open volcanic ash zones. Conclusions All facts support that Pozoa represents a good example of progenitor–derivative speciation in the Andes of southern South America.
- Subjects
ANDES; SOUTH America; PROGENITOR cells; UMBELLIFERAE; DIPLOIDY; AMPLIFIED fragment length polymorphism; NUCLEOTIDE sequence; VICARIANCE
- Publication
Annals of Botany, 2012, Vol 109, Issue 2, p351
- ISSN
0305-7364
- Publication type
Article