Phylogeographic evidence for evolutionary refugia in the Gulf sandstone ranges of northern Australia

dc.contributor.authorNoble, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorLaver, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorRosauer, Dan
dc.contributor.authorFerrier, Simon
dc.contributor.authorMoritz, Craig
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-30T02:41:33Z
dc.date.issued2018-08-17
dc.date.updated2019-03-12T07:35:46Z
dc.description.abstractLocating and protecting climate change refugia is important to conserving biodiversity with accelerating climate change. Comparative phylogeographic analysis provides an effective tool for locating such refugia, as long-term retention of one or more populations within a refugial landscape will generate unique genetic lineages. The ranges of the western Gulf region of northern Australia are thought to represent a significant arid-zone refugium, in which case low-dispersal organisms should have strong phylogeographic structure across the region. To test for this, we conducted extensive sampling of three species of Gehyra geckos and analysed diversity for mitochondrial DNA and eight nuclear loci. These analyses revealed congruent and high phylogeographic diversity, especially, but not exclusively, in rock-restricted species. This finding, and other recent phylogeographic evidence, demonstrates that these topographically variable landforms have enabled persistence of ecologically diverse vertebrate species through the climate changes of the late Pleistocene. Identification of this relatively under-protected region as a significant climate change refugium points to the need to expand protected areas in this region and to invest in ecological management across existing National Parks and Indigenous Protected Areas.en_AU
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship to CM.en_AU
dc.format.extent10 pagesen_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.issn0004-959Xen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/160766
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishingen_AU
dc.rights© CSIRO 2017en_AU
dc.sourceAustralian Journal of Zoologyen_AU
dc.subjectgekkonid lizardsen_AU
dc.subjectGulf Fall Uplanden_AU
dc.subjectMount Isa Inlieren_AU
dc.subjectSelwyn Rangesen_AU
dc.subjectshort-range endemismen_AU
dc.titlePhylogeographic evidence for evolutionary refugia in the Gulf sandstone ranges of northern Australiaen_AU
dc.typeJournal articleen_AU
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-07-23
local.bibliographicCitation.issue6en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage416en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage408en_AU
local.contributor.affiliationNoble, Catherine, College of Science, The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationLaver, Rebecca, College of Science, The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationRosauer, Dan, College of Science, The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationFerrier, Simon, CSIRO Land and Water Flagshipen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationMoritz, Craig, College of Science, The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.authoremailcraig.moritz@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidNoble, Catherine, 5418126en_AU
local.contributor.authoruidLaver, Rebecca, u1003514en_AU
local.contributor.authoruidRosauer, Dan, u3579238en_AU
local.contributor.authoruidMoritz, Craig, u1572787en_AU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIESen_AU
local.identifier.absfor060309 - Phylogeny and Comparative Analysisen_AU
local.identifier.absseo970106 - Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciencesen_AU
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4485658xPUB364en_AU
local.identifier.citationvolume65en_AU
local.identifier.doi10.1071/ZO17079en_AU
local.identifier.essn1446-5698en_AU
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-85051940715
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu4485658en_AU
local.publisher.urlhttp://www.publish.csiro.au/en_AU
local.type.statusPublished Versionen_AU

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