Katharina C. Wollenberg Valero
Transcriptomic and macroevolutionary evidence for phenotypic uncoupling between frog life history phases
Wollenberg Valero, Katharina C.; Garcia-Porta, Joan; Rodríguez, Ariel; Arias, Mónica; Shah, Abhijeet; Randrianiaina, Roger Daniel; Brown, Jason L.; Glaw, Frank; Amat, Felix; Künzel, Sven; Metzler, Dirk; Isokpehi, Raphael D.; Vences, Miguel
Authors
Joan Garcia-Porta
Ariel Rodríguez
Mónica Arias
Abhijeet Shah
Roger Daniel Randrianiaina
Jason L. Brown
Frank Glaw
Felix Amat
Sven Künzel
Dirk Metzler
Raphael D. Isokpehi
Miguel Vences
Abstract
Anuran amphibians undergo major morphological transitions during development, but the contribution of their markedly different life-history phases to macroevolution has rarely been analysed. Here we generate testable predictions for coupling versus uncoupling of phenotypic evolution of tadpole and adult life-history phases, and for the underlying expression of genes related to morphological feature formation. We test these predictions by combining evidence from gene expression in two distantly related frogs, Xenopus laevis and Mantidactylus betsileanus, with patterns of morphological evolution in the entire radiation of Madagascan mantellid frogs. Genes linked to morphological structure formation are expressed in a highly phase-specific pattern, suggesting uncoupling of phenotypic evolution across life-history phases. This gene expression pattern agrees with uncoupled rates of trait evolution among life-history phases in the mantellids, which we show to have undergone an adaptive radiation. Our results validate a prevalence of uncoupling in the evolution of tadpole and adult phenotypes of frogs.
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Wollenberg Valero, K. C., Garcia-Porta, J., Rodríguez, A., Arias, M., Shah, A., Randrianiaina, R. D., Brown, J. L., Glaw, F., Amat, F., Künzel, S., Metzler, D., Isokpehi, R. D., & Vences, M. (2017). Transcriptomic and macroevolutionary evidence for phenotypic uncoupling between frog life history phases. Nature communications, 8, Article 15213. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15213
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 9, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | May 15, 2017 |
Publication Date | May 15, 2017 |
Deposit Date | May 30, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | May 30, 2017 |
Journal | Nature communications |
Electronic ISSN | 2041-1723 |
Publisher | Nature Publishing Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 8 |
Article Number | 15213 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15213 |
Keywords | Adaptive radiation; Evolutionary developmental biology; Herpetology; Transcriptomics |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/451732 |
Publisher URL | https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15213 |
Additional Information | This is a copy of an open access article published in Nature communications, 2017, v.8. |
Contract Date | May 30, 2017 |
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