@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref26960,
author = {Emily D Fountain and Jonathan N Pauli and Jorge E Mendoza and Jenna Carlson and M. Zachariah Peery},
title = {Cophylogenetics and biogeography reveal a coevolved relationship between sloths and their symbiont algae},
year = {2017},
keywords = {Bradypus, Choloepus, codivergence, mutualism, co-phylogeny},
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journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution},
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abstract = {Specialized species, like arboreal folivores, often develop beneficial relationships with symbionts to exploit ecologically constrained lifestyles. Although coevolution can drive speciation by specialization of a symbiont to a host, a symbiotic relationship is not indicative of coevolution between host and symbiont. We tested for coevolved relationships between highly specialized two- and three-toed sloths (Choloepus spp. and Bradypus spp., respectively) and their symbiotic algae using cophylogenies and phylogeography. Our phylogeographic analysis showed a biogeographic pattern for the sloth distribution that was not found in the algal phylogeny. We found support for congruence between the sloth and algae phylogenies, implying cospeciation, only in the Bradypus lineage. Algae host-switching occurred from Bradypus spp. to Choloepus spp. Our results support a previously hypothesized symbiotic relationship between sloths and the algae in their fur and indicate that coevolution may have played a role in algae diversification. More broadly, convergent evolution may facilitate host switching between deeply diverged host lineages.}
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Citation for Study 20677
Citation title:
"Cophylogenetics and biogeography reveal a coevolved relationship between sloths and their symbiont algae".
Study name:
"Cophylogenetics and biogeography reveal a coevolved relationship between sloths and their symbiont algae".
This study is part of submission 20677
(Status: Published).
Citation
Fountain E.D., Pauli J.N., Mendoza J.E., Carlson J., & Peery M. 2017. Cophylogenetics and biogeography reveal a coevolved relationship between sloths and their symbiont algae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, .
Authors
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Fountain E.D.
(submitter)
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Pauli J.N.
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Mendoza J.E.
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Carlson J.
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Peery M.
Abstract
Specialized species, like arboreal folivores, often develop beneficial relationships with symbionts to exploit ecologically constrained lifestyles. Although coevolution can drive speciation by specialization of a symbiont to a host, a symbiotic relationship is not indicative of coevolution between host and symbiont. We tested for coevolved relationships between highly specialized two- and three-toed sloths (Choloepus spp. and Bradypus spp., respectively) and their symbiotic algae using cophylogenies and phylogeography. Our phylogeographic analysis showed a biogeographic pattern for the sloth distribution that was not found in the algal phylogeny. We found support for congruence between the sloth and algae phylogenies, implying cospeciation, only in the Bradypus lineage. Algae host-switching occurred from Bradypus spp. to Choloepus spp. Our results support a previously hypothesized symbiotic relationship between sloths and the algae in their fur and indicate that coevolution may have played a role in algae diversification. More broadly, convergent evolution may facilitate host switching between deeply diverged host lineages.
Keywords
Bradypus, Choloepus, codivergence, mutualism, co-phylogeny
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@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref26960,
author = {Emily D Fountain and Jonathan N Pauli and Jorge E Mendoza and Jenna Carlson and M. Zachariah Peery},
title = {Cophylogenetics and biogeography reveal a coevolved relationship between sloths and their symbiont algae},
year = {2017},
keywords = {Bradypus, Choloepus, codivergence, mutualism, co-phylogeny},
doi = {},
url = {http://},
pmid = {},
journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
abstract = {Specialized species, like arboreal folivores, often develop beneficial relationships with symbionts to exploit ecologically constrained lifestyles. Although coevolution can drive speciation by specialization of a symbiont to a host, a symbiotic relationship is not indicative of coevolution between host and symbiont. We tested for coevolved relationships between highly specialized two- and three-toed sloths (Choloepus spp. and Bradypus spp., respectively) and their symbiotic algae using cophylogenies and phylogeography. Our phylogeographic analysis showed a biogeographic pattern for the sloth distribution that was not found in the algal phylogeny. We found support for congruence between the sloth and algae phylogenies, implying cospeciation, only in the Bradypus lineage. Algae host-switching occurred from Bradypus spp. to Choloepus spp. Our results support a previously hypothesized symbiotic relationship between sloths and the algae in their fur and indicate that coevolution may have played a role in algae diversification. More broadly, convergent evolution may facilitate host switching between deeply diverged host lineages.}
}
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TY - JOUR
ID - 26960
AU - Fountain,Emily D
AU - Pauli,Jonathan N
AU - Mendoza,Jorge E
AU - Carlson,Jenna
AU - Peery,M. Zachariah
T1 - Cophylogenetics and biogeography reveal a coevolved relationship between sloths and their symbiont algae
PY - 2017
KW - Bradypus
KW - Choloepus
KW - codivergence
KW - mutualism
KW - co-phylogeny
UR - http://dx.doi.org/
N2 - Specialized species, like arboreal folivores, often develop beneficial relationships with symbionts to exploit ecologically constrained lifestyles. Although coevolution can drive speciation by specialization of a symbiont to a host, a symbiotic relationship is not indicative of coevolution between host and symbiont. We tested for coevolved relationships between highly specialized two- and three-toed sloths (Choloepus spp. and Bradypus spp., respectively) and their symbiotic algae using cophylogenies and phylogeography. Our phylogeographic analysis showed a biogeographic pattern for the sloth distribution that was not found in the algal phylogeny. We found support for congruence between the sloth and algae phylogenies, implying cospeciation, only in the Bradypus lineage. Algae host-switching occurred from Bradypus spp. to Choloepus spp. Our results support a previously hypothesized symbiotic relationship between sloths and the algae in their fur and indicate that coevolution may have played a role in algae diversification. More broadly, convergent evolution may facilitate host switching between deeply diverged host lineages.
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JF - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
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ER -