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text: Land-use change, such as the transformation of woody ecosystems into open
pastures, acts as a strong ecological filter, favouring some species while excluding
others according to differences in ecological niche breadth. Understanding how
differences in niche breadth influence species responses under anthropogenic filters
is crucial to anticipate their persistence or displacement. In this study, we
quantified realized niche breadth in two sympatric ecosystem engineers, the Neotropical
leaf-cutter ants Atta cephalotes and Atta laevigata, to test whether breadth differences
are consistent with specialist and generalist ecological strategies. We characterized
realized niche breadth across fine-scale environmental gradients by integrating
hemispherical photography, microclimatic data, mound architecture, and edaphic
profiles from 114 colonies across a regional transect in the Colombian Andes,
alongside macroclimatic data from Copernicus. Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
and PERMANOVA identified canopy openness and bushes- and tree-type vegetation
density as the principal axes of interspecific niche partitioning. The observed
differences in realized niche breadth were consistent with specialist and generalist
ecological strategies. A. laevigata was predominantly associated with open-canopy
areas, warmer micro- and macroclimatic conditions, and narrower edaphic dispersion.
In contrast, A. cephalotes occupied a wider range of microhabitat conditions.
This broader realized niche breadth is compatible with previous reports of A.
cephalotes occurring in urban areas. Together, these findings suggest that niche
breadth may influence how Neotropical leaf-cutter ants respond to habitat transformation,
helping to understand the ecological consequences of land-use change.
acknowledgement: I am profoundly grateful to my parents, María Cristina Castillo
Sandoval and Víctor Ángel García Aguillón, whose invaluable support made this research
possible. Their endurance and dedication during the fieldwork were essential for
the successful collection of the colony samples. Furthermore, our endless discussions
regarding the natural history and behaviour of these ecosystem engineers deeply
shaped the conceptualization of this study; this manuscript is a testament to their
lifelong support of my academic journey. I am also sincerely grateful to my sister,
Francy Alejandra García Castillo, for generously providing measurement equipment
essential for our field data collection. I sincerely thank Alejandro Mejía for his
invaluable local knowledge and field assistance in locating Atta colonies in Grima
Baja and for providing information that guided us to the sampling area in Choro
Bajo. I also thank Rosina Soler for her expert professional advice in curating the
environmental variable matrix during the fieldwork planning phase, as well as for
her insightful feedback during the elaboration of this manuscript.
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chicago: 'Garcia Castillo, Diego Fernando. “Generalism vs. Specialization: Does
Niche Breadth Influence Species Responses to Anthropogenic Land-Use Change in
Neotropical Leaf-Cutter Ants?” Plos One. Public Library of Science, 2026.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0351518.'
ieee: 'D. F. Garcia Castillo, “Generalism vs. specialization: Does niche breadth
influence species responses to anthropogenic land-use change in Neotropical leaf-cutter
ants?,” Plos One, vol. 21, no. 10. Public Library of Science, p. e0351518,
2026.'
ista: 'Garcia Castillo DF. 2026. Generalism vs. specialization: Does niche breadth
influence species responses to anthropogenic land-use change in Neotropical leaf-cutter
ants? Plos One. 21(10), e0351518.'
mla: 'Garcia Castillo, Diego Fernando. “Generalism vs. Specialization: Does Niche
Breadth Influence Species Responses to Anthropogenic Land-Use Change in Neotropical
Leaf-Cutter Ants?” Plos One, vol. 21, no. 10, Public Library of Science,
2026, p. e0351518, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0351518.'
short: D.F. Garcia Castillo, Plos One 21 (2026) e0351518.
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text: "Rapid local adaptation to new environments is critical for species persistence,
especially in introduced populations. The evolutionary success of these populations
is fundamentally dictated by the organization of genetic variation—the genomic
architecture—in the face of severe demographic constraints, such as the founder
effects and genetic bottlenecks that frequently accompany colonization. A central
question in evolutionary biology is whether rapid adaptation relies on major-effect
loci, such as chromosomal inversions, or on many small-effect loci dispersed across
the genome. Furthermore, the genomic architecture strongly influences the extent
to which evolutionary outcomes are predictable. Using introduced populations of
the marine snail, Littorina saxatilis, as a model, this thesis investigates how
genetic variation and genomic structure drive adaptation following introduction.
We employed a population genomics approach on experimentally and accidentally
introduced populations to dissect the specific genomic features that underpin
divergence in newly colonized environments.\r\n\r\nIn Chapter 2, we tested the
predictability of local adaptation through an uncommon 30-year transplant experiment
in nature. By distinguishing allele and chromosomal inversion frequency changes
from neutral expectations, we found that evolutionary change was highly predictable
at the macro-scale (phenotypes and chromosomal inversions), but less robust at
the level of individual collinear loci. This result demonstrates that evolution
can be predictable when a population possesses sufficient standing genetic variation
(SGV), with chromosomal inversions acting as key integrated units that facilitate
a rapid response to selection. Building on this, Chapter 3 applied whole-genome
sequencing to three accidentally introduced populations (Venice, San Francisco,
and Redwood City) to investigate their likely source and genomic patterns of divergence.
We identified genomic regions of remarkable divergence potentially associated
with local adaptation, and likely fuelled by SGV, while explicitly acknowledging
the difficulty in disentangling selection signals from the genome-wide effects
of demographic processes. Furthermore, we found that the divergence patterns relied
extensively on the collinear genome in these introduced populations, and less
clearly on the chromosomal inversions. This observation contrasts with local adaptation
observed in the experimental system that relied on both collinear loci and highly
selected chromosomal inversions, highlighting how demographic history and genomic
architecture influence the detectable signature of local adaptation.\r\n\r\nA
major limitation to conducting large-scale comparative evolutionary studies is
the lack of data standardization, which prevents the integration of community
knowledge and high-resolution environmental and genetic data. Chapter 4 addresses
this by developing a community database for the Littorina system. This platform
implements standardized protocols for the integration of diverse phenotypic and
environmental data from multiple Littorina species. Likewise, the platform also
centralizes the availability of associated genomic data through links to external
repositories. This database represents a crucial tool to test complex, large-scale
evolutionary hypotheses.\r\n\r\nCollectively, this thesis strongly reinforces
the fundamental importance of SGV as the raw material for successful local adaptation,
a conclusion supported by evidence in both experimental and accidental introductions.
Furthermore, this work highlights the critical role of the genomic architecture—specifically
chromosomal inversions—in driving the predictability and effectiveness of adaptive
responses. Our findings underscore how the interplay between SGV and genomic architecture
dictates the trajectory and detectability of evolution in colonizing populations,
while simultaneously providing a necessary tool to advance comparative evolutionary
genomics in emerging model organisms."
acknowledgement: "I acknowledge the funding agencies 1Norwegian Research Council RCN
project 315287.\r\n2The FIASCO project \"Illuminating range shifts through evolutionary
FIASCO: contrasting\r\nFaIling And Successful ColOnizations in replicated wild populations\",
funded by the\r\nEuropean Union - Next Generation EU (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa
e Resilienza - MUR\r\ncode: P202229JBC, CUP: C53D23007100001). 3Ecotypic formation
in Littorina saxatilis\r\nin the Western Atlantic and comparisons across the North
Atlantic. University of\r\nGothenburg Research Travel Grant, Tjarno Marine Laboratory,
Sweden. $3023 (2018).\r\n4JIN project (Young Researchers, Spanish Ministry of Science,
RTI2018-101274-J-I00)"
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Populations, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2026.
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text: Predicting the outcomes of adaptation is a major goal of evolutionary biology.
When temporal changes in the environment mirror spatial gradients, it opens up
the potential for predicting the course of adaptive evolution over time based
on patterns of spatial genetic and phenotypic variation. We assessed this approach
in a 30-year transplant experiment in the intertidal snail Littorina saxatilis.
In 1992, snails were transplanted from a predation-dominated environment to one
dominated by wave action. On the basis of spatial patterns, we predicted transitions
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and chromosomal rearrangement frequencies. Observed changes closely agreed with
predictions and transformation was both dramatic and rapid. Hence, adaptation
can be predicted from knowledge of the phenotypic and genetic variation among
populations.
acknowledgement: 'This work was received funding from the following: Norwegian Research
Council RCN project 315287 (A.M.W.), Swedish Research Council 2021-04191 (K.J.),
European Research Council grant 101055327 HaplotypeStructure (N.B.), Austrian Science
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adaptation in space: A 30-year field experiment in marine snails. Science Advances.
AAAS. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adp2102'
chicago: 'Garcia Castillo, Diego Fernando, Nicholas H Barton, Rui Faria, Jenny Larsson,
Sean Stankowski, Roger Butlin, Kerstin Johannesson, and Anja M Westram. “Predicting
Rapid Adaptation in Time from Adaptation in Space: A 30-Year Field Experiment
in Marine Snails.” Science Advances. AAAS, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adp2102.'
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Advances, vol. 10, no. 41. AAAS, 2024.'
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Johannesson K, Westram AM. 2024. Predicting rapid adaptation in time from adaptation
in space: A 30-year field experiment in marine snails. Science Advances. 10(41),
eadp2102.'
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from Adaptation in Space: A 30-Year Field Experiment in Marine Snails.” Science
Advances, vol. 10, no. 41, eadp2102, AAAS, 2024, doi:10.1126/sciadv.adp2102.'
short: D.F. Garcia Castillo, N.H. Barton, R. Faria, J. Larsson, S. Stankowski, R.
Butlin, K. Johannesson, A.M. Westram, Science Advances 10 (2024).
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are available on Github at https://github.com/fernandoGarcia21/littorina_saxatilis_skerry.
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chicago: 'Garcia Castillo, Diego Fernando, Nicholas H Barton, Rui Faria, Jenny Larsson,
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adaptation in time from adaptation in space: a 30-year field experiment in marine
snails.” Zenodo, 2024.'
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Johannesson K, Westram AM. 2024. Data and code for: Predicting rapid adaptation
in time from adaptation in space: a 30-year field experiment in marine snails,
Zenodo, 10.5281/ZENODO.12159343.'
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Adaptation in Time from Adaptation in Space: A 30-Year Field Experiment in Marine
Snails. Zenodo, 2024, doi:10.5281/ZENODO.12159343.'
short: D.F. Garcia Castillo, N.H. Barton, R. Faria, J. Larsson, S. Stankowski, R.
Butlin, K. Johannesson, A.M. Westram, (2024).
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title: 'Data and code for: Predicting rapid adaptation in time from adaptation in
space: a 30-year field experiment in marine snails'
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text: Key innovations are fundamental to biological diversification, but their genetic
basis is poorly understood. A recent transition from egg-laying to live-bearing
in marine snails (Littorina spp.) provides the opportunity to study the genetic
architecture of an innovation that has evolved repeatedly across animals. Individuals
do not cluster by reproductive mode in a genome-wide phylogeny, but local genealogical
analysis revealed numerous small genomic regions where all live-bearers carry
the same core haplotype. Candidate regions show evidence for live-bearer–specific
positive selection and are enriched for genes that are differentially expressed
between egg-laying and live-bearing reproductive systems. Ages of selective sweeps
suggest that live-bearer–specific alleles accumulated over more than 200,000 generations.
Our results suggest that new functions evolve through the recruitment of many
alleles rather than in a single evolutionary step.
acknowledgement: "We thank J. Galindo, M. Montaño-Rendón, N. Mikhailova, A. Blakeslee,
E. Arnason, and P. Kemppainen for providing samples; R. Turney, G. Sotelo, J. Larsson,
T. Broquet, and S. Loisel for help collecting samples; Science Animated for providing
the snail cartoons shown in Fig. 1; M. Dunning for help in developing bioinformatic
pipelines; R. Faria, H. Morales, and V. Sousa for advice; and M. Hahn, J. Slate,
M. Ravinet, J. Raeymaekers, A. Comeault, and N. Barton for feedback on a draft manuscript.\r\nThis
work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (grant NE/P001610/1
to R.K.B.), the European Research Council (grant ERC-2015-AdG693030-BARRIERS to
R.K.B.), the Norwegian Research Council (RCN Project 315287 to A.M.W.), and the
Swedish Research Council (grant 2020-05385 to E.L.)."
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- first_name: Martin D.
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- first_name: Diego Fernando
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- first_name: James
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- first_name: Kerstin
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citation:
ama: Stankowski S, Zagrodzka ZB, Garlovsky MD, et al. The genetic basis of a recent
transition to live-bearing in marine snails. Science. 2024;383(6678):114-119.
doi:10.1126/science.adi2982
apa: Stankowski, S., Zagrodzka, Z. B., Garlovsky, M. D., Pal, A., Shipilina, D.,
Garcia Castillo, D. F., … Butlin, R. K. (2024). The genetic basis of a recent
transition to live-bearing in marine snails. Science. American Association
for the Advancement of Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi2982
chicago: Stankowski, Sean, Zuzanna B. Zagrodzka, Martin D. Garlovsky, Arka Pal,
Daria Shipilina, Diego Fernando Garcia Castillo, Hila Lifchitz, et al. “The Genetic
Basis of a Recent Transition to Live-Bearing in Marine Snails.” Science.
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi2982.
ieee: S. Stankowski et al., “The genetic basis of a recent transition to
live-bearing in marine snails,” Science, vol. 383, no. 6678. American Association
for the Advancement of Science, pp. 114–119, 2024.
ista: Stankowski S, Zagrodzka ZB, Garlovsky MD, Pal A, Shipilina D, Garcia Castillo
DF, Lifchitz H, Le Moan A, Leder E, Reeve J, Johannesson K, Westram AM, Butlin
RK. 2024. The genetic basis of a recent transition to live-bearing in marine snails.
Science. 383(6678), 114–119.
mla: Stankowski, Sean, et al. “The Genetic Basis of a Recent Transition to Live-Bearing
in Marine Snails.” Science, vol. 383, no. 6678, American Association for
the Advancement of Science, 2024, pp. 114–19, doi:10.1126/science.adi2982.
short: S. Stankowski, Z.B. Zagrodzka, M.D. Garlovsky, A. Pal, D. Shipilina, D.F.
Garcia Castillo, H. Lifchitz, A. Le Moan, E. Leder, J. Reeve, K. Johannesson,
A.M. Westram, R.K. Butlin, Science 383 (2024) 114–119.
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dataavailabilitystatement: Raw sequence data are available on the short-read archive
(SRA) under bioproject PRJNA626520. VCF files have been archived on Zenodo (31).
All analysis scripts have been archived on Zenodo (31) and are available on Github
at https://github.com/seanstankowski/Littorina_reproductive_mode.
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