Continent-wide genomic signatures of adaptation to urbanisation in a songbird across Europe - Sorbonne Université
Article Dans Une Revue Nature Communications Année : 2021

Continent-wide genomic signatures of adaptation to urbanisation in a songbird across Europe

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Urbanisation is increasing worldwide, and there is now ample evidence of phenotypic changes in wild organisms in response to this novel environment. Yet, the genetic changes and genomic architecture underlying these adaptations are poorly understood. Here, we genotype 192 great tits (Parus major) from nine European cities, each paired with an adjacent rural site, to address this major knowledge gap in our understanding of wildlife urban adaptation. We find that a combination of polygenic allele frequency shifts and recurrent selective sweeps are associated with the adaptation of great tits to urban environments. While haplotypes under selection are rarely shared across urban populations, selective sweeps occur within the same genes, mostly linked to neural function and development. Collectively, we show that urban adaptation in a widespread songbird occurs through unique and shared selective sweeps in a core-set of behaviour-linked genes.
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hal-03235405 , version 1 (25-05-2021)

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Pablo Salmón, Arne Jacobs, Dag Ahrén, Clotilde Biard, Niels J Dingemanse, et al.. Continent-wide genomic signatures of adaptation to urbanisation in a songbird across Europe. Nature Communications, 2021, 12 (1), ⟨10.1038/s41467-021-23027-w⟩. ⟨hal-03235405⟩
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