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ArticleScientific reports2021

Genomic signatures of drift and selection driven by predation and human pressure in an insular lizard.

Marta Bassitta, Richard P Brown, Ana Pérez-Cembranos, Valentín Pérez-Mellado, José A Castro, Antònia Picornell, Cori Ramon

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Es Colomer, a Unique Population of the Lilford's Wall Lizard,Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
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  4. Chromosome-level genome assembly of Lilford's wall lizard, Podarcis lilfordi (Günther, 1874) from the Balearic Islands (Spain).DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Marta BassittaLaboratori de Genètica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Crta. de Valldemossa, km 7.5, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. m.bassitta@uib.es.ORCID 0000-0001-6663-0820
Richard P BrownSchool of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2401-6077
Ana Pérez-CembranosDepartamento de Biología Animal, Edificio de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Salamanca, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8296-2283
Valentín Pérez-MelladoDepartamento de Biología Animal, Edificio de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Salamanca, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7137-4945
José A CastroLaboratori de Genètica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Crta. de Valldemossa, km 7.5, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8262-560X
Antònia PicornellLaboratori de Genètica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Crta. de Valldemossa, km 7.5, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4454-5304
Cori RamonLaboratori de Genètica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Crta. de Valldemossa, km 7.5, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1234-3337
Universitat de les Illes Balears · ESUniversidad de Salamanca · ESDemos · USLiverpool John Moores University · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genomic divergence was studied in 10 small insular populations of the endangered Balearic Islands lizard (Podarcis lilfordi) using double digest restriction-site associated DNA sequencing. The objectives were to establish levels of divergence among populations, investigate the impact of population size on genetic variability and to evaluate the role of different environmental factors on local adaptation. Analyses of 72,846 SNPs supported a highly differentiated genetic structure, being the populations with the lowest population size (Porros, Foradada and Esclatasang islets) the most divergent, indicative of greater genetic drift. Outlier tests identified ~ 2% of loci as candidates for selection. Genomic divergence-Enviroment Association analyses were performed using redundancy analyses based on SNPs putatively under selection, detecting predation and human pressure as the environmental variables with the greatest explanatory power. Geographical distributions of populations and environmental factors appear to be fundamental drivers of divergence. These results support the combined role of genetic drift and divergent selection in shaping the genetic structure of these endemic island lizard populations.

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Genetic DriftGenetic VariationSelection, GeneticAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsGenomeLizardsPredatory BehaviorSpain

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PMCPMC7971075
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