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An odyssey out of Africa: an integrative review of past and present invasions by the Mediterranean tree frog (Hyla meridionalis)
- Source :
- Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 131:274-290
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 2020.
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Abstract
- An illustration of the human footprint on biodiversity are the faunal movements that have accompanied commercial and cultural exchanges between civilizations throughout history. In this article, we provide an integrative review of biogeographical and archaeological knowledge to understand these processes for the Mediterranean tree frog (Hyla meridionalis), an African species that has reached several regions of south-western Europe and associated islands. By re-analysing molecular (multilocus mitochondrial and genome-wide markers) and bioclimatic (ecological niche modelling) data, we give a comprehensive picture of the genetic diversity, structure and environmental suitability of H. meridionalis across its natural and exotic ranges, which in turn offer specific clues to the putative routes of colonization and associated events. Long-term monitoring efforts suggest northwards shifts of local range margins, potentially due to global warming, and we further demonstrate that this species is the most frequent amphibian to travel via the food supply chain in Western Europe. High dispersal ability, ecological tolerance and proximity to human settlements have made H. meridionalis a recurrent witness to the complexity and diversity of the civilizations that ruled the Western Mediterranean.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Mediterranean climate
0303 health sciences
Ecology
Tree frog
Hyla meridionalis
Biology
biology.organism_classification
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
03 medical and health sciences
Out of africa
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
030304 developmental biology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 10958312 and 00244066
- Volume :
- 131
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........682204ab72b6e21c9cbeae2026122e43