Diversification dynamics and (non-)parallel evolution along an ecological gradient in African cichlid fishes
Weber, A. A.-T.; Rajkov, J.; Smailus, K.; Egger, B.; Salzburger, W.
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Understanding the drivers and dynamics of diversification is a central topic in evolutionary biology. Here, we investigated the dynamics of diversification in the cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni that diverged along a lake-stream environmental gradient. Whole-genome and morphometric analyses revealed that divergent selection was essential at the early stages of diversification, but that periods in allopatry were likely involved towards the completion of speciation. While morphological differentiation was continuous, genomic differentiation was not, as shown by two clearly separated categories of genomic differentiation. Reproductive isolation increased along a continuum of genomic divergence, with a "grey zone" of speciation at [~]0.1% net nucleotide divergence. The quantification of the extent of (non-)parallelism in nine lake-stream population pairs from four cichlid species by means of multivariate analyses revealed one parallel axis of genomic and morphological differentiation among seven lake-stream systems. Finally, we found that parallelism was higher when ancestral lake populations were more similar.
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