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Biological evidence supports an early and complex emergence of the Isthmus of Panama

Bacon, Christine D. ; Silvestro, Daniele ; Jaramillo, Carlos ; Smith, Brian Tilston ; Chakrabarty, Prosanta ; Antonelli, Alexandre

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2015-05, Vol.112 (19), p.6110-6115 [Periódico revisado por pares]

United States: National Academy of Sciences

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    Biological evidence supports an early and complex emergence of the Isthmus of Panama
  • Autor: Bacon, Christine D. ; Silvestro, Daniele ; Jaramillo, Carlos ; Smith, Brian Tilston ; Chakrabarty, Prosanta ; Antonelli, Alexandre
  • Assuntos: AMERICAN BIOTIC INTERCHANGE ; Animal Distribution ; Animals ; ARC ; Biodiversity ; biogeography ; Biological Evolution ; Biological Sciences ; Biology ; Climate ; CLOSURE ; COLLISION ; Dispersal ; evolution ; fossil ; Fossils ; Geography ; Geologi ; Geological time ; Geology ; HISTORY ; Mammals - physiology ; Marine ; migration ; MIOCENE ; Models, Biological ; Molecular biology ; Multidisciplinary Sciences ; neotropics ; NORTH-AMERICA ; NORTHWESTERN SOUTH-AMERICA ; Panama ; Phylogeography ; Symmetry ; WESTERN PANAMA
  • É parte de: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2015-05, Vol.112 (19), p.6110-6115
  • Notas: http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1423853112
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    Edited by Richard H. Ree, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, and accepted by the Editorial Board April 2, 2015 (received for review December 19, 2014)
    Author contributions: C.D.B., C.J., and A.A. designed research; C.D.B., D.S., B.T.S., and P.C. analyzed data; and C.D.B. and A.A. wrote the paper.
  • Descrição: The linking of North and South America by the Isthmus of Panama had major impacts on global climate, oceanic and atmospheric currents, and biodiversity, yet the timing of this critical event remains contentious. The Isthmus is traditionally understood to have fully closed by ca. 3.5 million years ago (Ma), and this date has been used as a benchmark for oceanographic, climatic, and evolutionary research, but recent evidence suggests a more complex geological formation. Here, we analyze both molecular and fossil data to evaluate the tempo of biotic exchange across the Americas in light of geological evidence. We demonstrate significant waves of dispersal of terrestrial organisms at approximately ca. 20 and 6 Ma and corresponding events separating marine organisms in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans at ca. 23 and 7 Ma. The direction of dispersal and their rates were symmetrical until the last ca. 6 Ma, when northern migration of South American lineages increased significantly. Variability among taxa in their timing of dispersal or vicariance across the Isthmus is not explained by the ecological factors tested in these analyses, including biome type, dispersal ability, and elevation preference. Migration was therefore not generally regulated by intrinsic traits but more likely reflects the presence of emergent terrain several millions of years earlier than commonly assumed. These results indicate that the dramatic biotic turnover associated with the Great American Biotic Interchange was a long and complex process that began as early as the Oligocene–Miocene transition. Significance The formation of the Isthmus of Panama, which linked North and South America, is key to understanding the biodiversity, oceanography, atmosphere, and climate in the region. Despite its importance across multiple disciplines, the timing of formation and emergence of the Isthmus and the biological patterns it created have been controversial. Here, we analyze molecular and fossil data, including terrestrial and marine organisms, to show that biotic migrations across the Isthmus of Panama began several million years earlier than commonly assumed. An earlier evolution of the Isthmus has broad implications for the mechanisms driving global climate (e.g., Pleistocene glaciations, thermohaline circulation) as well as the rich biodiversity of the Americas.
  • Editor: United States: National Academy of Sciences
  • Idioma: Inglês
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