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ArticleScientific reports2018

Demographic expansion of two Tamarix species along the Yellow River caused by geological events and climate change in the Pleistocene.

Hong-Yan Liang, Zhi-Pei Feng, Bing Pei, Yong Li, Xi-Tian Yang

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  5. A chromosome-level genome assembly provides insights into the local adaptation of Tamarix austromongolica in the Yellow River Basin, China.DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes · 2024
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Hong-Yan LiangCollege of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Zhi-Pei FengCollege of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Bing PeiCollege of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Yong LiCollege of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Xi-Tian YangCollege of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China. xitianyang@aliyun.com.

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Abstract

The geological events and climatic fluctuations during the Pleistocene played important roles in shaping patterns of species distribution. However, few studies have evaluated the patterns of species distribution that were influenced by the Yellow River. The present work analyzed the demography of two endemic tree species that are widely distributed along the Yellow River, Tamarix austromongolica and Tamarix chinensis, to understand the role of the Yellow River and Pleistocene climate in shaping their distribution patterns. The most common chlorotype, chlorotype 1, was found in all populations, and its divergence time could be dated back to 0.19 million years ago (Ma). This dating coincides well with the formation of the modern Yellow River and the timing of Marine Isotope Stages 5e-6 (MIS 5e-6). Bayesian reconstructions along with models of paleodistribution revealed that these two species experienced a demographic expansion in population size during the Quaternary period. Approximate Bayesian computation analyses supported a scenario of expansion approximately from the upper to lower reaches of the Yellow River. Our results provide support for the roles of the Yellow River and the Pleistocene climate in driving demographic expansion of the populations of T. austromongolica and T. chinensis. These findings are useful for understanding the effects of geological events and past climatic fluctuations on species distribution patterns.

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Climate ChangeGeological PhenomenaTamaricaceaeBiodiversityBiological EvolutionChinaDNA, ChloroplastEcosystemGenetic VariationGeographyHaplotypesPopulation DensityRiversDNA, Chloroplast

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