Phylogeography of regional fauna on the Tibetan Plateau: A review
By Shujuan Yang, Hailiang Dong, F. Lei. 2009
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The studies of uplift and glaciations of the Tibetan Plateau are summarized, and a series of recent case studies of the endemic species based on DNA sequences are detailed. In general, these molecular data show that all the organisms originated from Early Pliocene to Late Miocene, and then multi-stages of divergence/speciation occurred within each taxa following their original occupation on the plateau, mainly as a result of periodic glacial cycles and geographic isolation. The regional fauna may have undergone several range contractions and expansions during the Pleistocene glaciations. However, the population expansion and refugia may vary in space, time, and extent. The regional fauna of the Tibetan Plateau may be combinations of ancient movement from adjacent zoogeographical regions, speciation in situ, and postglacial colonization from adjacent areas. Geomorphic and climatic changes on the plateau definitely have a remarkable influence on the regional and adjacent biogeographic patterns, and the mechanism is very complex.
Subfields: Ecology, Genetics, Paleontology
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- Horizontal and elevational phylogeographic patterns of Himalayan and Southeast Asian forest passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) (2012, background): “There is recent evidence that even some Tibetan birds (including endemics) have undergone severe changes in population size, past range fragmentation of habitats and a post-Pleistocene re-colonization of the plateau (Yang et al., 2009; Qu et al., 2010).”
- Species diversification and phylogeographical patterns of birds in response to the uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Quaternary glaciations (2014, background): “…(Ochotona spp.), Tibetan gazelle Procapra picticaudata, Tibetan antelope Pantholops hodgsonii, and plateau fishes (e.g., Schizopygopsis pylzovi) have revealed diversifications during the ‘Early Pliocene to Late Miocene divergence’ (4–8 Mya) from their closely related relatives (Yang et al., 2009).”