Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
DOI
10.5343/bms.2013.1007
Publication Title
Bulletin of Marine Science
Volume
90
Issue
1
Pages
13-46
Abstract
In March 2012, the authors met at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) in Durham, North Carolina, USA, to discuss approaches and cooperative ventures in Indo-Pacific phylogeography. The group emerged with a series of findings: (1) Marine population structure is complex, but single locus mtDNA studies continue to provide powerful first assessment of phylogeographic patterns. (2) These patterns gain greater significance/power when resolved in a diversity of taxa. New analytical tools are emerging to address these analyses with multi-taxon approaches. (3) Genome-wide analyses are warranted if selection is indicated by surveys of standard markers. Such indicators can include discordance between genetic loci, or between genetic loci and morphology. Phylogeographic information provides a valuable context for studies of selection and adaptation. (4) Phylogeographic inferences are greatly enhanced by an understanding of the biology and ecology of study organisms. (5) Thorough, range-wide sampling of taxa is the foundation for robust phylogeographic inference. (6) Congruent geographic and taxonomic sampling by the Indo-Pacific community of scientists would facilitate better comparative analyses. The group concluded that at this stage of technology and software development, judicious rather than wholesale application of genomics appears to be the most robust course for marine phylogeographic studies. Therefore, our group intends to affirm the value of traditional ("unplugged") approaches, such as those based on mtDNA sequencing and microsatellites, along with essential field studies, in an era with increasing emphasis on genomic approaches.
Original Publication Citation
Bowen, B., Shanker, K., Yasuda, N., Celia, M., Malay, M., von der Heyden, S., . . . Toonen, R. (2014). Phylogeography unplugged: Comparative surveys in the genomic era. Bulletin of Marine Science, 90(1), 13-46. doi: 10.5343/bms.2013.1007
Repository Citation
Bowen, Brian W.; Shanker, Kartik; Yasuda, Nina; Malay, Maria Celia; Heyden, Sophie Von Der; Paulay, Gustav; Rocha, Luiz A.; Selkoe, Kimberly A.; Barber, Paul H.; Williams, Suzanne T.; Lessios, Harilaos A.; Crandall, Eric D.; Bernardi, Giacomo; Meyer, Christopher P.; Carpenter, Kent E.; and Toonen, Robert J., "Phylogeography Unplugged: Comparative Surveys in the Genomic Era" (2014). Biological Sciences Faculty Publications. 122.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biology_fac_pubs/122