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Next-Generation Phylogeography Resolves Post-Glacial Colonization Patterns in a Widespread Carnivore, the Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes), in Europe

Allan D. McDevitt, School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Salford, UK
Ilaria Coscia, School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Salford, UK
Samuel S. Browett, School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Salford, UK
Aritz Ruiz-González, Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Mark J. Statham, Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, Mammalian Ecology and Conservation Unit, Center for Veterinary Genetics, University of California, Davis, California, USA
Iwona Ruczyńska, Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża, Poland
Liam Roberts, School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Salford, UK
Joanna Stojak, Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża, Poland
Alain C. Frantz, Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Karin Norén, Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Erik O. Ågren, Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden
Jane Learmount, National Wildlife Management Centre, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Sand Hutton, UK
Mafalda Basto, Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, CE3C - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Carlos Fernandes, Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, CE3C - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Peter Stuart, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Institute of Technology Tralee, Kerry, IrelandFollow
David G. Tosh, National Museums of Northern Ireland, Hollywood, UK
Magda Sindicic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Tibor Andreanszky, Croatian Veterinary Institute, Rijeka, Croatia
Marja Isomursu, Finnish Food Authority, Veterinary Bacteriology and Pathology Research Unit, Oulu, Finland
Marek Panek, Polish Hunting Association, Czempiń, Poland
Andrey Korolev, Institute of Biology of Komi Science, Remote Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
Innokentiy M. Okhlopkov, Institute of Biological Problems of Cryolithozone, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russia
Alexander P. Saveljev, Department of Animal Ecology, Russian Research Institute of Game Management and Fur Farming, Kirov, Russia
Boštjan Pokorny, Environmental Protection College, Velenje, Slovenia
Katarina Flajšman, Slovenian Forestry Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Stephen W. R. Harrison, School of Animal Rural & Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Southwell, UK
Vladimir Lobkov, Faculty of Biology, Odessa I.I. Mechnykov National University, Odessa, Ukraine
Duško Ćirović, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Jacinta Mullins, Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża, Poland
Cino Pertoldi, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
Ettore Randi, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Benjamin N. Sacks, Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, Mammalian Ecology and Conservation Unit, Center for Veterinary Genetics, University of California, Davis, California, USA
Rafał Kowalczyk, Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża, Poland
Jan M. Wójcik, Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża, Poland

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2313-8849

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Biology | Life Sciences

Publication Details

Molecular Ecology, vol. 31, no. 3. © 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Abstract

Carnivores tend to exhibit a lack of (or less pronounced) genetic structure at continental scales in both a geographic and temporal sense and this can confound the identification of post-glacial colonization patterns in this group. In this study we used genome-wide data (using genotyping by sequencing [GBS]) to reconstruct the phylogeographic history of a widespread carnivore, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), by investigating broad-scale patterns of genomic variation, differentiation and admixture amongst contemporary populations in Europe. Using 15,003 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from 524 individuals allowed us to identify the importance of refugial regions for the red fox in terms of endemism (e.g., Iberia). In addition, we tested multiple post-glacial recolonization scenarios of previously glaciated regions during the Last Glacial Maximum using an Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) approach that were unresolved from previous studies. This allowed us to identify the role of admixture from multiple source population post-Younger Dryas in the case of Scandinavia and ancient land-bridges in the colonization of the British Isles. A natural colonization of Ireland was deemed more likely than an ancient human-mediated introduction as has previously been proposed and potentially points to a larger mammalian community on the island in the early post-glacial period. Using genome-wide data has allowed us to tease apart broad-scale patterns of structure and diversity in a widespread carnivore in Europe that was not evident from using more limited marker sets and provides a foundation for next-generation phylogeographic studies in other non-model species.

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