The evolutionary history of extinct and living lions

de Manuel, Marc; Marquès i Bonet, Tomàs, 1975-; Gilbert, M Thomas

The evolutionary history of extinct and living lions

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dc.contributor.author de Manuel, Marc
dc.contributor.author Marquès i Bonet, Tomàs, 1975-
dc.contributor.author Gilbert, M Thomas
dc.date.accessioned 2020-06-05T06:05:08Z
dc.date.available 2020-06-05T06:05:08Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.description.abstract Lions are one of the world's most iconic megafauna, yet little is known about their temporal and spatial demographic history and population differentiation. We analyzed a genomic dataset of 20 specimens: two ca. 30,000-y-old cave lions (Panthera leo spelaea), 12 historic lions (Panthera leo leo/Panthera leo melanochaita) that lived between the 15th and 20th centuries outside the current geographic distribution of lions, and 6 present-day lions from Africa and India. We found that cave and modern lions shared an ancestor ca. 500,000 y ago and that the 2 lineages likely did not hybridize following their divergence. Within modern lions, we found 2 main lineages that diverged ca. 70,000 y ago, with clear evidence of subsequent gene flow. Our data also reveal a nearly complete absence of genetic diversity within Indian lions, probably due to well-documented extremely low effective population sizes in the recent past. Our results contribute toward the understanding of the evolutionary history of lions and complement conservation efforts to protect the diversity of this vulnerable species.
dc.description.sponsorship The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors, and are not to be construed as official, or as reflecting true views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense. S.J.O, was supported, in part, by St. Petersburg State University (Genome Russia Grant no. 1.52.1647.2016). T.M.-B. is supported by funding from BFU2017-86471-P (MINECO/FEDER, UE), Howard Hughes International Early Career, Obra Social “La Caixa” and Secretaria d’Universitats i Recerca and Centres de Recerca de Catalunya (CERCA) Programme del Departament d’Economia i Coneixement de la Generalitat de Catalunya (GRC 2017 SGR 880). We also acknowledge European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Award 681396-Extinction Genomics to M.T.P.G. and Marie-Sklodowska Curie Fellowship 298820 “SIMBA” to R.B. for their generous funding.
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dc.identifier.citation de Manuel M, Barnett R, Sandoval-Velasco M, Yamaguchi N, Garrett Vieira F, Zepeda Mendoza ML et al. The evolutionary history of extinct and living lions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020; 117(20):10927-34. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1919423117
dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1919423117
dc.identifier.issn 0027-8424
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/44910
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher National Academy of Sciences
dc.relation.ispartof Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020; 117(20):10927-34
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/681396
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/2PE/BFU2017-86471-P
dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject.keyword Evolution
dc.subject.keyword Genomics
dc.subject.keyword Lion
dc.title The evolutionary history of extinct and living lions
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type.version info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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