1. Evolutionary Biology

Phylogenomics of white-eyes, a 'great speciator', reveals Indonesian archipelago as the center of lineage diversity

  1. Chyi Yin Gwee
  2. Kritika M Garg
  3. Balaji Chattopadhyay
  4. Keren R Sadanandan
  5. Dewi M Prawiradilaga
  6. Martin Irestedt
  7. Fumin Lei
  8. Luke M Bloch
  9. Jessica GH Lee
  10. Mohammad Irham
  11. Tri Haryoko
  12. Malcolm CK Soh
  13. Kelvin S-H Peh
  14. Karen MC Rowe
  15. Teuku Reza Ferasyi
  16. Shaoyuan Wu
  17. Guinevere OU Wogan
  18. Rauri CK Bowie
  19. Frank E Rheindt  Is a corresponding author
  1. National University of Singapore, Singapore
  2. Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Indonesia
  3. Swedish Museum of Natural History, Sweden
  4. Institute of Zoology (CAS), China
  5. University of California, Berkeley, United States
  6. Wildlife Reserves Singapore, Singapore
  7. University of Western Australia, Australia
  8. University of Southampton, United Kingdom
  9. Museums Victoria, Australia
  10. Universitas Syiah Kuala, Indonesia
  11. Jiangsu Normal University, China
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.62765
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  1. Chyi Yin Gwee
  2. Kritika M Garg
  3. Balaji Chattopadhyay
  4. Keren R Sadanandan
  5. Dewi M Prawiradilaga
  6. Martin Irestedt
  7. Fumin Lei
  8. Luke M Bloch
  9. Jessica GH Lee
  10. Mohammad Irham
  11. Tri Haryoko
  12. Malcolm CK Soh
  13. Kelvin S-H Peh
  14. Karen MC Rowe
  15. Teuku Reza Ferasyi
  16. Shaoyuan Wu
  17. Guinevere OU Wogan
  18. Rauri CK Bowie
  19. Frank E Rheindt
(2020)
Phylogenomics of white-eyes, a 'great speciator', reveals Indonesian archipelago as the center of lineage diversity
eLife 9:e62765.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.62765
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Abstract

Archipelagoes serve as important 'natural laboratories' which facilitate the study of island radiations and contribute to the understanding of evolutionary processes. The white-eye genus Zosterops is a classical example of a 'great speciator', comprising c. 100 species from across the Old World, most of them insular. We achieved an extensive geographic DNA sampling of Zosterops by using historical specimens and recently collected samples. Using over 700 genome-wide loci in conjunction with coalescent species tree methods and gene flow detection approaches, we untangled the reticulated evolutionary history of Zosterops, which comprises three main clades centered in Indo-Africa, Asia, and Australasia, respectively. Genetic introgression between species permeates the Zosterops phylogeny, regardless of how distantly related species are. Crucially, we identified the Indonesian archipelago, and specifically Borneo, as the major centre of diversity and the only area where all three main clades overlap, attesting to the evolutionary importance of this region.

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All data generated or analysed during this study are included in Dryad database: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.8931zcrmt. Raw FASTQ files of target enriched samples are available on NCBI under BioProject no. PRJNA682287.

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  1. Chyi Yin Gwee

    Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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  2. Kritika M Garg

    Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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  3. Balaji Chattopadhyay

    Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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  4. Keren R Sadanandan

    Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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  5. Dewi M Prawiradilaga

    Division of Zoology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta, Indonesia
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  6. Martin Irestedt

    Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden
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  7. Fumin Lei

    Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology (CAS), Beijing, China
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  8. Luke M Bloch

    Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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  9. Jessica GH Lee

    Conservation, Wildlife Reserves Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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  10. Mohammad Irham

    Division of Zoology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta, Indonesia
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  11. Tri Haryoko

    Division of Zoology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta, Indonesia
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  12. Malcolm CK Soh

    School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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  13. Kelvin S-H Peh

    School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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  14. Karen MC Rowe

    Sciences Department, Museums Victoria, Victoria, Australia
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  15. Teuku Reza Ferasyi

    Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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  16. Shaoyuan Wu

    School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Jiangsu, China
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  17. Guinevere OU Wogan

    Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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  18. Rauri CK Bowie

    Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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  19. Frank E Rheindt

    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Funding

Singapore Ministry of Education (R-154-000-A59-112)

  • Frank E Rheindt

Wildlife Reserved Singapore Conservation Fund (R-154-000-A99-592)

  • Frank E Rheindt

Croeni Foundation (R-154-000-A05-592)

  • Frank E Rheindt

SEABIG (R-154-000-648-646)

  • Balaji Chattopadhyay

SEABIG (R-154-000-648-733)

  • Balaji Chattopadhyay

University of Southampton research grant (511206105)

  • Kelvin S-H Peh

US National Science Foundation grant (DEB-1441652)

  • Rauri CK Bowie

US National Science Foundation grant (DEB-1457845)

  • Rauri CK Bowie

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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© 2020, Gwee et al.

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  1. Chyi Yin Gwee
  2. Kritika M Garg
  3. Balaji Chattopadhyay
  4. Keren R Sadanandan
  5. Dewi M Prawiradilaga
  6. Martin Irestedt
  7. Fumin Lei
  8. Luke M Bloch
  9. Jessica GH Lee
  10. Mohammad Irham
  11. Tri Haryoko
  12. Malcolm CK Soh
  13. Kelvin S-H Peh
  14. Karen MC Rowe
  15. Teuku Reza Ferasyi
  16. Shaoyuan Wu
  17. Guinevere OU Wogan
  18. Rauri CK Bowie
  19. Frank E Rheindt
(2020)
Phylogenomics of white-eyes, a 'great speciator', reveals Indonesian archipelago as the center of lineage diversity
eLife 9:e62765.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.62765

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