Stoeckle - All Birds Barcoding Initiative

All Birds Barcoding Initiative: Global Atlas of Avian Mitochondrial Diversity Opens Research Vistas
Mark Y. Stoeckle, Rockefeller University
Allan J. Baker, Royal Ontario Museum
Cameron Coffran, Rockefeller University
Kevin C.R. Kerr, Royal Ontario Museum
Pablo Tubaro, Museo Argentino
Dario Lijtmaer, Museo Argentino
Jan T. Lifjeld, University of Oslo
Per Ericson, Swedish Museum

ABBI public: 13,000 records, 3,000 species
Includes first rapid-release, largest museum-based survey—NMNH 3,000 records, 1,400 species
ABBI private: 12,000/1,000
Collection locations for avian barcode records with GPS coordinates (BOLD)

Avian barcode library is a research tool
What can we do with it?
Woodpecker Finch ( Camarhynchus pallidus ) dislodging grub with stick, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Large-Scale Patterns in Biodiversity
Klee diagram--heat map of a matrix
Indicator vector correlations, similar to distances
Scalable to large sets of sequences
Sirovich et al, PLoS ONE 2009, 2010 http://phe.rockefeller.edu/barcode/klee.php

Large-Scale Patterns in Biodiversity Klee discontinuities mark species boundaries Family Gaviidae—Loons (5/5 world species) (31 barcodes, ordered by NJ)

Klee discontinuities mark taxonomic divisions
Suggests higher-level taxa are objective entities
9,500 barcodes, 2,800 species

Klee discontinuities occur at multiple scales
Suggests similar processes shape species, higher taxa
within class family genus species

COI Nucleotide and Protein Evolution
Nucleotide variability shows long-tailed distribution
Suggests mathematical pattern in evolution
9,500 sequences; 2,800 species

Amino acid variability long-tail pattern similar to nt
Variable sites appear not related to 2 o structure
Kerr Mol Ecol Res 2011 9,500 sequences; 2,800 species COI amino acid variability

“ Highly variable” positions highly constrained
Variation follows taxonomic groups
Suggests compensatory changes at other sites

Population Biology
Among animals, birds have best life history data
Puzzle: what determines intraspecific variation?

Barcode Library = Research Opportunities
Early bird gets the worm!
photo NoA<<I Zia Lee

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Stoeckle - All Birds Barcoding Initiative

by Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) on Dec 19, 2011

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