Genomic analysis reveals complex population structure within the smooth newt, Lissotriton vulgaris, in Central Europe.

ABSTRACT: Species with wide-range distributions usually display high genetic variation. This variation can be partly explained by historical lineages that were temporally isolated from each other and are back into secondary reproductive contact, and partly by local adaptations. The smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) is one of the most widely distributed amphibians species across Eurasia and forms a species complex with a partially overlapping distribution and morphology. In the present study, we explored the population genomic structure of smooth newt lineages in the Carpathian Basin (CB) relying on single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Our dataset included new and previously published data to study the secondary contact zone between lineages in the CB and also tested for the barrier effect of riv

SUBMITTER: Herczeg D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10469019 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature