Phylogeography of three endemic birds of Maratua Island, a potential archive of Bornean biogeography

Maratua is an oceanic island ca. 50 km off the east coast of Borneo and home to several endemic taxa of birds and mammals. To determine the phylogeographic relationships of three of Maratua’s most distinctive avian endemics—a shama Copsychus stricklandii barbouri, a bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps hodier...

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Main Authors: Chua, Vivien L., Mustafa, Abdul Rahman, Phillipps, Quentin, Lim, Haw Chuan, Taylor, Sabrina S.
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Published: National University of Singapore 2015
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Mustafa, Abdul Rahman
Phillipps, Quentin
Lim, Haw Chuan
Taylor, Sabrina S.
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description Maratua is an oceanic island ca. 50 km off the east coast of Borneo and home to several endemic taxa of birds and mammals. To determine the phylogeographic relationships of three of Maratua’s most distinctive avian endemics—a shama Copsychus stricklandii barbouri, a bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps hodiernus, and a monarch Hypothymis azurea aeria—we compared their mitochondrial ND2 sequences with those of putatively closely related Southeast Asian populations. We found that Maratua’s shama and bulbul are substantially differentiated from populations on Borneo and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, whereas Maratua’s monarch is not. The shama’s phylogeographic tree indicates a sister relationship between C. s. barbouri and C. s. stricklandii of northeast Borneo, both of which have white crowns (ND2 distance ~2%). These two taxa, in turn, are >3% divergent from C. malabaricus populations, which have black crowns. The relative morphological and genetic similarity of C. s. barbouri and C. s. stricklandii suggests that C. stricklandii had a broader distribution in eastern Borneo in the mid-Pleistocene and that C. s. stricklandii has more recently moved or been restricted to its current position in northeast Borneo. Maratua has thus acted as a biogeographic “museum”, preserving evidence of C. stricklandii’s former distribution. The Maratuan P. atriceps is about equidistant genetically from other P. atriceps populations. It is distinguished by an overall grey body plumage, whereas P. atriceps elsewhere is mostly yellow (with grey morphs appearing only rarely). The universality of grey birds on Maratua is likely the result of a founder effect. The Maratuan monarch’s genetic similarity to the mainland Bornean population suggests either that it is a recent invader or that substantial gene flow occurs between Borneo and Maratua in this species. The genetic and morphological distinctiveness of the shama and bulbul are adequate to consider them both as full species.
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spelling unimas-97382016-10-21T06:19:11Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9738/ Phylogeography of three endemic birds of Maratua Island, a potential archive of Bornean biogeography Chua, Vivien L. Mustafa, Abdul Rahman Phillipps, Quentin Lim, Haw Chuan Taylor, Sabrina S. QL Zoology Maratua is an oceanic island ca. 50 km off the east coast of Borneo and home to several endemic taxa of birds and mammals. To determine the phylogeographic relationships of three of Maratua’s most distinctive avian endemics—a shama Copsychus stricklandii barbouri, a bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps hodiernus, and a monarch Hypothymis azurea aeria—we compared their mitochondrial ND2 sequences with those of putatively closely related Southeast Asian populations. We found that Maratua’s shama and bulbul are substantially differentiated from populations on Borneo and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, whereas Maratua’s monarch is not. The shama’s phylogeographic tree indicates a sister relationship between C. s. barbouri and C. s. stricklandii of northeast Borneo, both of which have white crowns (ND2 distance ~2%). These two taxa, in turn, are >3% divergent from C. malabaricus populations, which have black crowns. The relative morphological and genetic similarity of C. s. barbouri and C. s. stricklandii suggests that C. stricklandii had a broader distribution in eastern Borneo in the mid-Pleistocene and that C. s. stricklandii has more recently moved or been restricted to its current position in northeast Borneo. Maratua has thus acted as a biogeographic “museum”, preserving evidence of C. stricklandii’s former distribution. The Maratuan P. atriceps is about equidistant genetically from other P. atriceps populations. It is distinguished by an overall grey body plumage, whereas P. atriceps elsewhere is mostly yellow (with grey morphs appearing only rarely). The universality of grey birds on Maratua is likely the result of a founder effect. The Maratuan monarch’s genetic similarity to the mainland Bornean population suggests either that it is a recent invader or that substantial gene flow occurs between Borneo and Maratua in this species. The genetic and morphological distinctiveness of the shama and bulbul are adequate to consider them both as full species. National University of Singapore 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9738/1/Phylogeography%20of%20three%20endemic%20birds%20of%20Maratua%20Island%2C%20a%20potential%20archive%20of%20Bornean%20biogeography%28abstract%29.pdf Chua, Vivien L. and Mustafa, Abdul Rahman and Phillipps, Quentin and Lim, Haw Chuan and Taylor, Sabrina S. (2015) Phylogeography of three endemic birds of Maratua Island, a potential archive of Bornean biogeography. RAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY, 63. pp. 259-269. ISSN 2345-7600 http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nus/images/data/raffles_bulletin_of_zoology/vol63/63rbz259-269.pdf
spellingShingle QL Zoology
Chua, Vivien L.
Mustafa, Abdul Rahman
Phillipps, Quentin
Lim, Haw Chuan
Taylor, Sabrina S.
Phylogeography of three endemic birds of Maratua Island, a potential archive of Bornean biogeography
title Phylogeography of three endemic birds of Maratua Island, a potential archive of Bornean biogeography
title_full Phylogeography of three endemic birds of Maratua Island, a potential archive of Bornean biogeography
title_fullStr Phylogeography of three endemic birds of Maratua Island, a potential archive of Bornean biogeography
title_full_unstemmed Phylogeography of three endemic birds of Maratua Island, a potential archive of Bornean biogeography
title_short Phylogeography of three endemic birds of Maratua Island, a potential archive of Bornean biogeography
title_sort phylogeography of three endemic birds of maratua island, a potential archive of bornean biogeography
topic QL Zoology
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