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Islam S, Peart C, Kehlmaier C, Sun YH, Lei F, Dahl A, Klemroth S, Alexopoulou D, Del Mar Delgado M, Laiolo P, Carlos Illera J, Dirren S, Hille S, Lkhagvasuren D, Töpfer T, Kaiser M, Gebauer A, Martens J, Paetzold C, Päckert M. Museomics help resolving the phylogeny of snowfinches (Aves, Passeridae, Montifringilla and allies). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2024; 198:108135. [PMID: 38925425 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 06/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Historical specimens from museum collections provide a valuable source of material also from remote areas or regions of conflict that are not easily accessible to scientists today. With this study, we are providing a taxon-complete phylogeny of snowfinches using historical DNA from whole skins of an endemic species from Afghanistan, the Afghan snowfinch, Pyrgilauda theresae. To resolve the strong conflict between previous phylogenetic hypotheses, we generated novel mitogenome sequences for selected taxa and genome-wide SNP data using ddRAD sequencing for all extant snowfinch species endemic to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) and for an extended intraspecific sampling of the sole Central and Western Palearctic snowfinch species (Montifringilla nivalis). Our phylogenetic reconstructions unanimously refuted the previously suggested paraphyly of genus Pyrgilauda. Misplacement of one species-level taxon (Onychostruthus tazcanowskii) in previous snowfinch phylogenies was undoubtedly inferred from chimeric mitogenomes that included heterospecific sequence information. Furthermore, comparison of novel and previously generated sequence data showed that the presumed sister-group relationship between M. nivalis and the QTP endemic M. henrici was suggested based on flawed taxonomy. Our phylogenetic reconstructions based on genome-wide SNP data and on mitogenomes were largely congruent and supported reciprocal monophyly of genera Montifringilla and Pyrgilauda with monotypic Onychostruthus being sister to the latter. The Afghan endemic P. theresae likely originated from a rather ancient Pliocene out-of-Tibet dispersal probably from a common ancestor with P. ruficollis. Our extended trans-Palearctic sampling for the white-winged snowfinch, M. nivalis, confirmed strong lineage divergence between an Asian and a European clade dated to 1.5 - 2.7 million years ago (mya). Genome-wide SNP data suggested subtle divergence among European samples from the Alps and from the Cantabrian mountains.
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- Safiqul Islam
- Senckenberg Natural History Collections, Museum of Zoology, Königsbrücker Landstraße 159, 01109 Dresden, Germany; Max Planck-Genome-Centre Cologne, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linne-Weg 10, 50829 Köln, Germany; Division of Systematic Zoology, Faculty of Biology, LMU Munich, Biocenter, Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Division of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology, LMU Munich, Biocenter, Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Senckenberg Natural History Collections, Museum of Zoology, Königsbrücker Landstraße 159, 01109 Dresden, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Dresden-Concept Genome Center, c/o Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB), Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstraße 105, 1307 Dresden, Germany
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- Dresden-Concept Genome Center, c/o Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB), Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstraße 105, 1307 Dresden, Germany
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- Dresden-Concept Genome Center, c/o Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB), Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstraße 105, 1307 Dresden, Germany
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- Biodiversity Research Institute (IMIB, Universidad de Oviedo, CSIC, Principality of Asturias) - Campus de Mieres, Edificio de Investigación - 5ª planta, C. Gonzalo Gutiérrez Quirós s/n, 33600 Mieres, Spain
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- Biodiversity Research Institute (IMIB, Universidad de Oviedo, CSIC, Principality of Asturias) - Campus de Mieres, Edificio de Investigación - 5ª planta, C. Gonzalo Gutiérrez Quirós s/n, 33600 Mieres, Spain
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- Biodiversity Research Institute (IMIB, Universidad de Oviedo, CSIC, Principality of Asturias) - Campus de Mieres, Edificio de Investigación - 5ª planta, C. Gonzalo Gutiérrez Quirós s/n, 33600 Mieres, Spain
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Gregor Mendel-Strasse 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences, National University of Mongolia, P.O.Box 46A-546, Ulaanbaatar 210646, Mongolia
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- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Senckenberg Natural History Collections, Museum of Zoology, Königsbrücker Landstraße 159, 01109 Dresden, Germany
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- Senckenberg Natural History Collections, Museum of Zoology, Königsbrücker Landstraße 159, 01109 Dresden, Germany.
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Jablonski D, Mebert K, Masroor R, Simonov E, Kukushkin O, Abduraupov T, Hofmann S. The Silk roads: phylogeography of Central Asian dice snakes (Serpentes: Natricidae) shaped by rivers in deserts and mountain valleys. Curr Zool 2024; 70:150-162. [PMID: 38726254 PMCID: PMC11078056 DOI: 10.1093/cz/zoad008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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Influenced by rapid changes in climate and landscape features since the Miocene, widely distributed species provide suitable models to study the environmental impact on their evolution and current genetic diversity. The dice snake Natrix tessellata, widely distributed in the Western Palearctic is one such species. We aimed to resolve a detailed phylogeography of N. tessellata with a focus on the Central Asian clade with 4 and the Anatolia clade with 3 mitochondrial lineages, trace their origin, and correlate the environmental changes that affected their distribution through time. The expected time of divergence of both clades began at 3.7 Mya in the Pliocene, reaching lineage differentiation approximately 1 million years later. The genetic diversity in both clades is rich, suggesting different ancestral areas, glacial refugia, demographic changes, and colonization routes. The Caspian lineage is the most widespread lineage in Central Asia, distributed around the Caspian Sea and reaching the foothills of the Hindu Kush Mountains in Afghanistan, and Eastern European lowlands in the west. Its distribution is limited by deserts, mountains, and cold steppe environments. Similarly, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan lineages followed the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya water systems in Central Asia, with ranges delimited by the large Kyzylkum and Karakum deserts. On the western side, there are several lineages within the Anatolia clade that converged in the central part of the peninsula with 2 being endemic to Western Asia. The distribution of both main clades was affected by expansion from their Pleistocene glacial refugia around the Caspian Sea and in the valleys of Central Asia as well as by environmental changes, mostly through aridification.
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- Daniel Jablonski
- Department of Zoology, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Shakarparian, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- T. I. Vyazemski Karadag Scientific Station—Nature Reserve—Branch of A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, Theodosia, Crimea
- Zoological Institute of the RAS, Saint Petersbourg, Russia
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- Institute of Zoology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Yunusabad, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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- Museum Koenig Bonn, LIB—Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Bonn, Germany
- UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Conservation Biology, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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Zhang X, Chen J, Luo H, Chen X, Zhong J, Ji X. Climate-driven mitochondrial selection in lacertid lizards. Ecol Evol 2024; 14:e11176. [PMID: 38529027 PMCID: PMC10961475 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
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The mitochondrion, which is an intracellular organelle responsible for most of the energy-producing pathways, can have its genome targeted for climate-driven selection. However, climate-driven mitochondrial selection remains a sparsely studied area in reptiles. Here, we reported the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of a lacertid lizard (Takydromus intermedius) and used mitogenomes from 54 species of lacertid lizards to study their phylogenetic relationships and to identify the mitochondrial genes under positive selection by climate. The length of the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of T. intermedius was 17,713 bp, which was within the range of lengths (17,224-18,943) ever reported for Takydromus species. The arrangement of mitochondrial genes in T. intermedius was the same as in other congeneric species. The 54 lacertid species could be divided into three geographically and climatically different clades. We identified three mitochondrial genes (ATP6, ATP8, and ND3) under positive selection by climate, and found that isothermality, temperature seasonality, precipitation of wettest month, and precipitation seasonality were the most important climatic variables contributing to the gene selection.
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- Xiang Zhang
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental SciencesWenzhou UniversityWenzhouChina
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental SciencesWenzhou UniversityWenzhouChina
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental SciencesWenzhou UniversityWenzhouChina
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental SciencesWenzhou UniversityWenzhouChina
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental SciencesWenzhou UniversityWenzhouChina
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental SciencesWenzhou UniversityWenzhouChina
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Orlova VF, Rasegar-Pouyani E, Rajabizadeh K, Nabizadeh H, Poyarkov NA, Melnikov DA, Nazarov RA. Taxonomic diversity of racerunners with descriptions of two new Eremias species (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Central Iran. Zootaxa 2023; 5369:336-368. [PMID: 38220710 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5369.3.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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We provide a diversity assessment of Iranian species of the genus Eremias based on the cytochrome oxidase I mtDNA gene fragment. We analyzed 93 genetic samples from the entire distribution of the Eremias fasciata species complex in Iran and surrounding regions, along with morphological data to support the description of two new species from Central Iran. We hypothesize that the diversification of the Eremias fasciata species complex was largely influenced by the fragmentation of sand massifs in the region. This same hypothesis has been used to explain the high level of endemism among the sand-dwelling species of reptiles along the Iranian Plateau in the same area. The two new species described herein can be distinguished from other congeneric species by their phylogenetic position and a combination of morphological characters. We use these data to discuss the taxonomy of Eremias based on morphology, habitat choice, and genetic data.
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- Valentina F Orlova
- Zoological Museum of Moscow State University; 125009; B. Nikitskaya 2; Moscow; Russia; Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Universitetskaya nab. 1; St. Petersburg; 199034; Russia; Laboratory of Comparative Ethology and Biocommunication; Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution; Russian Academy of Sciences.; 119071 Leninsky Prospect 33; Moscow; Russia.
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- Department of Biodiversity; Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences; Graduate University of Advanced Technology; Kerman; Iran.
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- Department of Biology; Faculty of sciences; University of Qom; Qom; Iran.
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- Faculty of Biology; Lomonosov Moscow State University; Moscow 119991; Russia.
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- Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Universitetskaya nab. 1; St. Petersburg; 199034; Russia.
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- Zoological Museum of Moscow State University; 125009; B. Nikitskaya 2; Moscow; Russia; Laboratory of Comparative Ethology and Biocommunication; Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution; Russian Academy of Sciences.; 119071 Leninsky Prospect 33; Moscow; Russia.
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Guo X, Huo X, Liu J, Chirikova MA. Complete mitochondrial genome of the Kyrghyz racerunner ( Eremias nikolskii Bedriaga, 1905) from Kyrgyzstan. Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 2022; 7:983-985. [PMID: 35712537 PMCID: PMC9196650 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2080599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the Kyrghyz racerunner (Eremias nikoskii Bedriaga, 1905) from Kyrgyzstan was determined for the first time by next-generation sequencing. The mitogenome was 20,840 bp in length and comprised the standard set of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and a control region. The 13 concatenated PCGs were used to implement Bayesian phylogenetic analyses together with some congeners and three representative lacertids retrieved from GenBank. The monophyly of both Eremias and its viviparous group was recovered in the Bayesian phylogenetic tree, while the subgenus Pareremias was paraphyletic with respect to E. nikoskii. The mitogenome of E. nikoskii will faciliate the research on species delimitation, molecular evolution, and phylogenetic inference in the racerunner lizards.
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- Xianguang Guo
- Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), China West Normal University, Nanchong, China.,Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Research Institute of Safety, Environmental Protection and Technical Supervision, PetroChina Southwest Oil & Gasfield Company, Chengdu, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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Integrative Taxonomy within Eremias multiocellata Complex (Sauria, Lacertidae) from the Western Part of Range: Evidence from Historical DNA. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13060941. [PMID: 35741703 PMCID: PMC9222255 DOI: 10.3390/genes13060941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The Kokshaal racerunner, Eremias kokshaaliensis Eremchenko et Panfilov, 1999, together with other central Asian racerunner species, is included in the Eremias multiocellata complex. In the present work, for the first time, the results of the analysis of historical mitochondrial DNA (barcode) are presented and the taxonomic status and preliminary phylogenetic relationships within the complex are specified. We present, for the first time, the results of the molecular analysis using historical DNA recovered from specimens of several species of this complex (paratypes of the Kokshaal racerunner and historical collections of the Kashgar racerunner E. buechneri from Kashgaria) using DNA barcoding.
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Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of Five Racerunners (Lacertidae: Eremias) and Comparison with Other Lacertids: Insights into the Structure and Evolution of the Control Region. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13050726. [PMID: 35627111 PMCID: PMC9141765 DOI: 10.3390/genes13050726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Comparative studies on mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) as well as the structure and evolution of the mitochondrial control region are few in the Lacertidae family. Here, the complete mitogenomes of five individuals of Eremias scripta (2 individuals), Eremias nikolskii, Eremias szczerbaki, and Eremias yarkandensis were determined using next-generation sequencing and were compared with other lacertids available in GenBank. The circular mitogenomes comprised the standard set of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and a long non-coding control region (CR). The extent of purifying selection was less pronounced for the COIII and ND2 genes in comparison with the rest of the PCGs. The codons encoding Leucine (CUN), Threonine, and Isolecucine were the three most frequently present. The secondary structure of rRNA of Lacertidae (herein, E. scripta KZL15 as an example) comprised four domains and 28 helices for 12S rRNA, with six domains and 50 helices for 16S rRNA. Five types and twenty-one subtypes of CR in Lacertidae were described by following the criteria of the presence and position of tandem repeats (TR), termination-associated sequence 1 (TAS1), termination-associated sequence 2 (TAS2), conserved sequence block 1 (CBS1), conserved sequence block 2 (CSB2), and conserved sequence block 3 (CSB3). The compositions of conserved structural elements in four genera, Acanthodactylus, Darevskia, Eremias, and Takydromus, were further explored in detail. The base composition of TAS2 – TATACATTAT in Lacertidae was updated. In addition, the motif “TAGCGGCTTTTTTG” of tandem repeats in Eremias and the motif ”GCGGCTT” in Takydromus were presented. Nucleotide lengths between CSB2 and CSB3 remained 35 bp in Eremias and Darevskia. The phylogenetic analyses of Lacertidae recovered the higher-level relationships among the three subfamilies and corroborated a hard polytomy in the Lacertinae phylogeny. The phylogenetic position of E. nikolskii challenged the monophyly of the subgenus Pareremias within Eremias. Some mismatches between the types of CR and their phylogeny demonstrated the complicated evolutionary signals of CR such as convergent evolution. These findings will promote research on the structure and evolution of the CR and highlight the need for more mitogenomes in Lacertidae.
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Wang S, Liu J, Chirikova MA, Zhang B, Guo X. The complete mitochondrial genome of Eremias yarkandensis (Reptilia, Squamata, Lacertidae) from Kyrgyzstan. Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 2022; 7:443-445. [PMID: 35252580 PMCID: PMC8896179 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2047119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The Yarkand racerunner, Eremias yarkandensis Blandford, 1875, is only distributed in China and Kyrgyzstan. Its complete mitogenome was determined by next-generation sequencing for the first time. The mitogenome was 18,743 bp in length, including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and 1 control region. Its gene arrangement was similar to the typical mtDNA of vertebrates. The 13 concatenated PCGs were used to perform Bayesian phylogenetic analyses together with several congeners as well as two representative species of Lacerta with mitogenome data in GenBank. The resulting phylogenetic tree recovered the monophyly of both Eremias and its viviparous group, with E. yarkandensis being more closely related to E. przewalskii than to E. dzungarica. The mitogenome of E. yarkandensis will provide fundamental data for the exploration of the mitogenome evolution in racerunners.
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- Song Wang
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
- College of Life Sciences & Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- College of Life Sciences & Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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Wang S, Liu J, Zhang B, Guo X. The complete mitochondrial genome of Eremias dzungarica (Reptilia, Squamata, Lacertidae) from the Junggar Basin in Northwest China. MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B-RESOURCES 2021; 6:2012-2014. [PMID: 34189268 PMCID: PMC8208112 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1923417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Eremias dzungarica from the Junggar Basin in Northwest China was determined for the first time by next-generation sequencing. The total length is 19,899 bp, containing13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and one control region. This gene arrangement is similar to the typical mtDNA of vertebrates. The 13 concatenated PCGs were used to perform Bayesian phylogenetic analyses together with several congeners as well as ten representative lacertids with mitogenome data available in GenBank. The resulting phylogenetic tree supports the monophyly of viviparous species in Eremias, with E. dzungarica being more closely related to E. przewalskii than to E. multiocellata. The mitogenome of E. dzungarica will provide fundamental data for the exploration of the mitogenome evolution in lacertids.
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- Song Wang
- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, China.,Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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Liu JL, Dujsebayeva TN, Chirikova MA, Gong X, Li DJ, Guo XG. Does the Dzungarian racerunner ( Eremias dzungarica Orlova, Poyarkov, Chirikova, Nazarov, Munkhbaatar, Munkhbayar & Terbish, 2017) occur in China? Species delimitation and identification with DNA barcoding and morphometric analyses. Zool Res 2021; 42:287-293. [PMID: 33880891 PMCID: PMC8175952 DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The Eremias multiocellata-przewalskii species complex is a viviparous group in the genus Eremias, and a well-known representative of taxonomically complicated taxa. Within this complex, a new species - E. dzungarica (Orlova et al., 2017) - has been described recently from western Mongolia and eastern Kazakhstan, with an apparent distribution gap in northwestern China. In this study, we used an integrative taxonomic framework to address whether E. dzungarica indeed occurs in China. Thirty specimens previously classified as E. multiocellata were collected in eastern Kazakhstan and the adjacent Altay region in China. The cytochrome c oxidase I ( COI) barcodes were sequenced and compiled with those from Orlova et al. (2017) and analyzed with the standard and diverse barcoding techniques. We detected an absence of a barcoding gap in this complex, which indicates potential cryptic species in Eremias sp. 3 with high intraspecific diversity and multiple recently evolved species in Clade A. Both BIN and GMYC suggested an unrealistically large number of species (23 and 26, respectively), while ABGD, mPTP and BPP indicated a more conservative number of species (10, 12, and 15, respectively), largely concordant with the previously defined species-level lineages according to phylogenetic trees. Based on molecular phylogeny and morphological examination, all 30 individuals collected in this study were reliably identified as E. dzungarica - a distinct species - confirming the occurrence of this species in the Altay region, Xinjiang, China. Potentially owing to the larger sample size in this study, our morphological analyses revealed many inconsistencies with the original descriptions of E. dzungarica, which were primarily associated with sexual dimorphism and a broader range of values for various traits.
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- Jin-Long Liu
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Institute of Zoology of Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty 050060, Kazakhstan
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.E-mail:
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Genetic diversity of major histocompatibility complex class I genes in Zootoca vivipara. Biosci Rep 2021; 40:222642. [PMID: 32285916 PMCID: PMC7182658 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20193809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC), as a family of highly polymorphic genes associated with immunity in the genome of the vertebrate, has become an important indicator for assessing the evolutionary potential of wildlife. In order to better protect Zootoca vivipara in the Greater Khingan Range and Lesser Khingan Range, to understand the genetic structure of Z. vivipara, and to explore the mechanism and phylogenetic relationship of the gene polymorphisms, the MHC molecular marker method was used to analyze Z. vivipara population. Forty-seven alleles were obtained from four populations. The four populations were highly polymorphic, rich in genetic information, and had significant genetic diversity. There were certain inbreeding phenomena. There was a high degree of genetic differentiation among populations, which was caused by genetic drift and natural selection. The sequence undergoes genetic duplication and recombination. The existence of trans-species polymorphism was found in the constructed phylogenetic tree. The present study provides a theoretical basis for species protection of Z. vivipara.
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Khan MA, Jablonski D, Nadeem MS, Masroor R, Kehlmaier C, Spitzweg C, Fritz U. Molecular phylogeny of
Eremias
spp. from Pakistan contributes to a better understanding of the diversity of racerunners. J ZOOL SYST EVOL RES 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Muazzam Ali Khan
- Museum of ZoologySenckenberg Dresden Dresden Germany
- Department of Zoology PMAS‐Arid Agricultural University Rawalpindi Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology Comenius University in Bratislava Bratislava Slovakia
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- Museum of ZoologySenckenberg Dresden Dresden Germany
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Montgelard C, Behrooz R, Arnal V, Asadi A, Geniez P, Kaboli M. Diversification and cryptic diversity of
Ophisops elegans
(Sauria, Lacertidae). J ZOOL SYST EVOL RES 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Claudine Montgelard
- CEFE PSL‐EPHE (Biogéographie et Ecologie des Vertébrés) CNRS Université de Montpellier Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 IRD Montpellier France
- Department of Zoology Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation University of Johannesburg Johannesburg South Africa
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- CEFE PSL‐EPHE (Biogéographie et Ecologie des Vertébrés) CNRS Université de Montpellier Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 IRD Montpellier France
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- CEFE PSL‐EPHE (Biogéographie et Ecologie des Vertébrés) CNRS Université de Montpellier Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 IRD Montpellier France
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- CEFE PSL‐EPHE (Biogéographie et Ecologie des Vertébrés) CNRS Université de Montpellier Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 IRD Montpellier France
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- CEFE PSL‐EPHE (Biogéographie et Ecologie des Vertébrés) CNRS Université de Montpellier Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 IRD Montpellier France
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- Department of Environmental Science Faculty of Natural Resources University of Tehran Karaj Iran
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Graham MR, Myers EA, Kaiser RC, Fet V. Cryptic species and co‐diversification in sand scorpions from the Karakum and Kyzylkum deserts of Central Asia. ZOOL SCR 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Matthew R. Graham
- Department of Biology Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic CT USA
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- Department of Vertebrate Zoology National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Washington DC USA
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- Department of Biology Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic CT USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences Marshall University Huntington WV USA
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Kurnaz M, Kutrup B, Hosseinian Yousefkhani SS, Koç H, Bülbül U, Eroğlu Aİ. Phylogeography of the red-bellied lizard, Darevskia parvula in Turkey. Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2019; 30:556-566. [PMID: 30880520 DOI: 10.1080/24701394.2019.1580270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The groups of red-bellied lizards had a small distribution area in the Pontic zone. The several studies performed on these lizard groups are based on taxonomy and systematics. Although there were several taxonomic or systematic researches on some species of this group, the phylogeographical pattern and species disturbing boundaries of this group is still not clear. In the present study, we aimed to resolve the taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships of the red-bellied lizards in Turkey, based on two combined mitochondrial gene fragments and one protein-coding nuclear gene (rag1). Also, we evaluated ecological niches differentiations among red-bellied lizard groups. The mitochondrial DNA genes were found to be highly polymorphic in this group. One hundred and one variable nucleotide sites were detected on the combined gene sequences. According to phylogenetic trees based on the maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI), the red-bellied lizards group have three species groups; Darevskia parvula, D. adjarica and unnamed Darevskia sp. (candidate species for Darevskia genus). This situation was supported by high bootstrap and posterior probability values in the trees of mitochondrial DNA gene fragments. However, no genetic variation was detected according to nuclear DNA (rag1) sequence. Because the species groups have no overlaps in terms of their ecological niches, ecological niche modelling (ENM) results revealed differences among the groups of D. parvula, D. adjarica, and unnamed Darevskia sp. Besides, we detected no geographical overlaps among three species groups, since there were geographical isolation zones among the species groups of red-bellied lizard.
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- Muammer Kurnaz
- a Department of Biology , Karadeniz Technical University , Trabzon , Turkey
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- a Department of Biology , Karadeniz Technical University , Trabzon , Turkey
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- a Department of Biology , Karadeniz Technical University , Trabzon , Turkey
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- a Department of Biology , Karadeniz Technical University , Trabzon , Turkey
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- a Department of Biology , Karadeniz Technical University , Trabzon , Turkey
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Su X, Liu J, Chen D, Guo X. Next-generation sequencing yields a nearly complete mitochondrial genome of the Multiocellated Racerunner ( Eremias multiocellata) in Northwest China. MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1598810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Xiuliang Su
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Parasitology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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Chen D, Su X, Liu J, Guo X. Next-generation sequencing yields a nearly complete mitochondrial genome of the Variegated Racerunner ( Eremias Vermiculata) from Dunhuang Basin. MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1604102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Dali Chen
- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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Liu J, Guo X, Chen D, Li J, Yue B, Zeng X. Diversification and historical demography of the rapid racerunner (Eremias velox) in relation to geological history and Pleistocene climatic oscillations in arid Central Asia. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2019; 130:244-258. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 10/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Beddek M, Zenboudji-Beddek S, Geniez P, Fathalla R, Sourouille P, Arnal V, Dellaoui B, Koudache F, Telailia S, Peyre O, Crochet PA. Comparative phylogeography of amphibians and reptiles in Algeria suggests common causes for the east-west phylogeographic breaks in the Maghreb. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0201218. [PMID: 30157236 PMCID: PMC6114291 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A series of phylogeographic studies in the Maghreb identified a repeated pattern of deep genetic divergence between an eastern (Tunisia) and western (Morocco) lineage for several taxa but lack of sampling in Algeria made it difficult to know if the range limits between the eastern and western lineages were shared among taxa or not. To address this question, we designed a comparative phylogeographic study using 8 reptile and 3 amphibian species with wide distribution in the Maghreb as models. We selected species where previous studies had identified an East-West phylogeographic divide and collected sampled in Algeria to 1) examine whether the simple East-West divergence pattern still holds after filling the sampling gap in Algeria or if more complex diversity patterns emerge; 2) if the E-W pattern still holds, test whether the limits between the E and W clades are shared between species, suggesting that common historical process caused the E-W divergences; 3) if E-W limits are shared between species, use information on the age of the divergence to identify possible geological or climatic events that could have triggered these E-W differentiations. We found that the E-W pattern was generally maintained after additional sampling in Algeria and identified two common disjunction areas, one around the Algeria-Morocco border, the other one in Kabylia (central Algeria), suggesting that common historical mechanisms caused the E-W divergences in the Maghreb. Our estimates for the times to most common recent ancestors to the E and W clades span a wide range between the Messinian salinity crisis and the Plio-Pleistocene limit (except for one older split), suggesting different origins for the initial divergences and subsequent preservation of the E and W lineages in common climatic refugia in the west and the east of the Maghreb.
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- Menad Beddek
- CEFE, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, INRA, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France
- Naturalia Environnement, Site Agroparc, Avignon, France
- * E-mail:
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- CEFE, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, INRA, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- CEFE, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, INRA, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- CEFE, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, INRA, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France
- Unité de recherche de biodiversité et biologie des populations, Faculté des sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis Elmanar, Tunis, Tunisie
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- CEFE, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, INRA, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- CEFE, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, INRA, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- Département de l’Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université Djillali Liabes, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algérie
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- Département de l’Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université Djillali Liabes, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algérie
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- Département des Sciences Agronomiques, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université Chadli Bendjedid, El Tarf, Algérie
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- Naturalia Environnement, Site Agroparc, Avignon, France
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- CEFE, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, INRA, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France
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Solovyeva EN, Lebedev VS, Dunayev EA, Nazarov RA, Bannikova AA, Che J, Murphy RW, Poyarkov NA. Cenozoic aridization in Central Eurasia shaped diversification of toad-headed agamas ( Phrynocephalus; Agamidae, Reptilia). PeerJ 2018; 6:e4543. [PMID: 29576991 PMCID: PMC5863718 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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We hypothesize the phylogenetic relationships of the agamid genus Phrynocephalus to assess how past environmental changes shaped the evolutionary and biogeographic history of these lizards and especially the impact of paleogeography and climatic factors. Phrynocephalus is one of the most diverse and taxonomically confusing lizard genera. As a key element of Palearctic deserts, it serves as a promising model for studies of historical biogeography and formation of arid habitats in Eurasia. We used 51 samples representing 33 of 40 recognized species of Phrynocephalus covering all major areas of the genus. Molecular data included four mtDNA (COI, ND2, ND4, Cytb; 2,703 bp) and four nuDNA protein-coding genes (RAG1, BDNF, AKAP9, NKTR; 4,188 bp). AU-tests were implemented to test for significant differences between mtDNA- and nuDNA-based topologies. A time-calibrated phylogeny was estimated using a Bayesian relaxed molecular clock with nine fossil calibrations. We reconstructed the ancestral area of origin, biogeographic scenarios, body size, and the evolution of habitat preference. Phylogenetic analyses of nuDNA genes recovered a well-resolved and supported topology. Analyses detected significant discordance with the less-supported mtDNA genealogy. The position of Phrynocephalus mystaceus conflicted greatly between the two datasets. MtDNA introgression due to ancient hybridization best explained this result. Monophyletic Phrynocephalus contained three main clades: (I) oviparous species from south-western and Middle Asia; (II) viviparous species of Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP); and (III) oviparous species of the Caspian Basin, Middle and Central Asia. Phrynocephalus originated in late Oligocene (26.9 Ma) and modern species diversified during the middle Miocene (14.8–13.5 Ma). The reconstruction of ancestral areas indicated that Phrynocephalus originated in Middle East–southern Middle Asia. Body size miniaturization likely occurred early in the history of Phrynocephalus. The common ancestor of Phrynocephalus probably preferred sandy substrates with the inclusion of clay or gravel. The time of Agaminae radiation and origin of Phrynocephalus in the late Oligocene significantly precedes the landbridge between Afro-Arabia and Eurasia in the Early Miocene. Diversification of Phrynocephalus coincides well with the mid-Miocene climatic transition when a rapid cooling of climate drove progressing aridification and the Paratethys salinity crisis. These factors likely triggered the spreading of desert habitats in Central Eurasia, which Phrynocephalus occupied. The origin of the viviparous Tibetan clade has been associated traditionally with uplifting of the QTP; however, further studies are needed to confirm this. Progressing late Miocene aridification, the decrease of the Paratethys Basin, orogenesis, and Plio–Pleistocene climate oscillations likely promoted further diversification within Phrynocephalus. We discuss Phrynocephalus taxonomy in scope of the new analyses.
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- Zoological Museum, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Zoological Museum, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Biological Faculty, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, and Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China.,Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, and Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China.,Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Biological Faculty, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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Zhao Z, Li S. Extinction vs. Rapid Radiation: The Juxtaposed Evolutionary Histories of Coelotine Spiders Support the Eocene-Oligocene Orogenesis of the Tibetan Plateau. Syst Biol 2018; 66:988-1006. [PMID: 28431105 DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syx042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Evolutionary biology has long been concerned with how changing environments affect and drive the spatiotemporal development of organisms. Coelotine spiders (Agelenidae: Coelotinae) are common species in the temperate and subtropical areas of the Northern Hemisphere. Their long evolutionary history and the extremely imbalanced distribution of species richness suggest that Eurasian environments, especially since the Cenozoic, are the drivers of their diversification. We use phylogenetics, molecular dating, ancestral area reconstructions, diversity, and ecological niche analyses to investigate the spatiotemporal evolution of 286 coelotine species from throughout the region. Based on eight genes (6.5 kb) and 2323 de novo DNA sequences, analyses suggest an Eocene South China origin for them. Most extant, widespread species belong to the southern (SCG) or northern (NCG) clades. The origin of coelotine spiders appears to associate with either the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum or the hot period in early Eocene. Tibetan uplifting events influenced the current diversity patterns of coelotines. The origin of SCG lies outside of the Tibetan Plateau. Uplifting in the southeastern area of the plateau blocked dispersal since the Late Eocene. Continuous orogenesis appears to have created localized vicariant events, which drove rapid radiation in SCG. North-central Tibet is the likely location of origin for NCG and many lineages likely experienced extinction owing to uplifting since early Oligocene. Their evolutionary histories correspond with recent geological evidence that high-elevation orographical features existed in the Tibetan region as early as 40-35 Ma. Our discoveries may be the first empirical evidence that links the evolution of organisms to the Eocene-Oligocene uplifting of the Tibetan Plateau. [Tibet; biogeography; ecology; molecular clock; diversification.].
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- Zhe Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.,Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar
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- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Pan T, Zhang Y, Wang H, Wu J, Kang X, Qian L, Chen J, Rao D, Jiang J, Zhang B. The reanalysis of biogeography of the Asian tree frog, Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae): geographic shifts and climatic change influenced the dispersal process and diversification. PeerJ 2017; 5:e3995. [PMID: 29177111 PMCID: PMC5701547 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Rapid uplifts of the Tibetan Plateau and climate change in Asia are thought to have profoundly modulated the diversification of most of the species distributed throughout Asia. The ranoid tree frog genus Rhacophorus, the largest genus in the Rhacophoridae, is widely distributed in Asia and especially speciose in the areas south and east of the Tibetan Plateau. Here, we infer phylogenetic relationships among species and estimate divergence times, asking whether the spatiotemporal characteristics of diversification within Rhacophorus were related to rapid uplifts of the Tibetan Plateau and concomitant climate change. Phylogenetic analysis recovered distinct lineage structures in Rhacophorus, which indicated a clear distribution pattern from Southeast Asia toward East Asia and India. Molecular dating suggests that the first split within the genus date back to the Middle Oligocene (approx. 30 Ma). The Rhacophorus lineage through time (LTT) showed that there were periods of increased speciation rate: 14–12 Ma and 10–4 Ma. In addition, ancestral area reconstructions supported Southeast Asia as the ancestral area of Rhacophorus. According to the results of molecular dating, ancestral area reconstructions and LTT we think the geographic shifts, the staged rapid rises of the Tibetan Plateau with parallel climatic changes and reinforcement of the Asian monsoons (15 Ma, 8 Ma and 4–3 Ma), possibly prompted a burst of diversification in Rhacophorus.
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- Tao Pan
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Eco-engineering and Bio-technique, School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Eco-engineering and Bio-technique, School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Eco-engineering and Bio-technique, School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Ministry of Environmental Protection, Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Eco-engineering and Bio-technique, School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Eco-engineering and Bio-technique, School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Life Science, Huainan Normal University, Huainan, Anhui, China
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- Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Eco-engineering and Bio-technique, School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China.,School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Ahmadzadeh F, Lymberakis P, Pirouz RS, Kapli P. The evolutionary history of two lizards (Squamata: Lacertidae) is linked to the geological development of Iran. ZOOL ANZ 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Koç H, Bülbül U, Kurnaz M, İhsan Eroğlu A, Kutrup B. Phylogenetic relationships of Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1810) and Podarcis tauricus (Pallas, 1814) in Turkey, based on mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2017; 29:664-673. [PMID: 28673190 DOI: 10.1080/24701394.2017.1342245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The Italian wall lizard and the Balkan wall lizard have a series of taxonomic revisions. However, their phylogenetic relationships still remain uncertain in Turkey. In the present study, we have assessed taxonomic relationships, both of Podarcis siculus and Podarcis tauricus through estimation of phylogenetic relationships among 43 and 42 specimens, respectively, using mtDNA (16 S rRNA and cytb) from great main populations in Turkey. The genetic distances among the populations of P. siculus in Turkey were very low and they were ranged from 0.2 to 1.6% in 16 S rRNA while they were ranged from 0.0% to 3.3% in cytb. On the other hand, the p-distances among the populations of P. tauricus were ranged from 0.0 to 0.6% in 16 S rRNA while they were 0.2% cytb in Turkey. Finally, most of the topologically identical trees of phylogenetic analyses and p-distances showed that monophyly was found in extant populations of P. siculus and P. tauricus. The nominate subspecies, P. s. siculus and P. t. tauricus are representatives of these lizards in Turkey.
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- Halime Koç
- a Department of Biology , Karadeniz Technical University , Trabzon , Turkey
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- a Department of Biology , Karadeniz Technical University , Trabzon , Turkey
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- a Department of Biology , Karadeniz Technical University , Trabzon , Turkey
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- a Department of Biology , Karadeniz Technical University , Trabzon , Turkey
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- a Department of Biology , Karadeniz Technical University , Trabzon , Turkey
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Broadley DG, Measey GJ. A new species of Zygaspis (Reptilia: Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from north-eastern Mozambique. AFR J HERPETOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2016.1183717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Donald G. Broadley
- Department of Herpetology, Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe, PO Box 240, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Koç H, Kutrup B, Eroğlu O, Bülbül U, Kurnaz M, Afan F, Eroğlu Aİ. Phylogenetic relationships of D. rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) and D. bithynica(Mehely, 1909) based on microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA in Turkey. Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2016; 28:814-825. [PMID: 27681412 DOI: 10.1080/24701394.2016.1197215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The spiny-tailed lizard of the genus Darevskia have a series of taxonomic revisions, but still their phylogenetic relationships remain uncertain. In the present study, we have assessed taxonomic relationships among Darevskia bithynica and Darevskia rudis populations through estimation of phylogenetic relationships among 96 specimens using microsatellite DNA (Du215, Du281, Du323 and Du418 loci) and 53 specimens using mtDNA (16S rRNA and cytb) from main populations in Turkey. Although D. b. bithynica and D. r. mirabilis were separated based on the PCoA analysis at low level from other D. rudis and D. bithynica populations, the distance values of Nei's genetic distance, Nei's unbiased genetic distance, Fst and Linear Fst were not high among taxa in microsatellite DNA. On the other hand, our phylogenetic analyses (NJ, ML, MP and BI) did not separate D. rudis and D. bithynica populations. Finally, most of the topologically identical trees of phylogenetic analyses and microsatellite results showed that the extant populations of D. rudis and D. bithynica were found to be polytomy. Based on our molecular phylogenetic study, D. rudis complex is still ongoing revisions.
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- Halime Koç
- a Department of Biology , Karadeniz Technical University , Trabzon , Turkey
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- a Department of Biology , Karadeniz Technical University , Trabzon , Turkey
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- b Department of Breeding and Genetics , Central Fisheries Research Institute , Yomra/Trabzon , Turkey
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- a Department of Biology , Karadeniz Technical University , Trabzon , Turkey
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- a Department of Biology , Karadeniz Technical University , Trabzon , Turkey
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- b Department of Breeding and Genetics , Central Fisheries Research Institute , Yomra/Trabzon , Turkey
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- a Department of Biology , Karadeniz Technical University , Trabzon , Turkey
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Bittencourt-Silva GB, Conradie W, Siu-Ting K, Tolley KA, Channing A, Cunningham M, Farooq HM, Menegon M, Loader SP. The phylogenetic position and diversity of the enigmatic mongrel frog Nothophryne Poynton, 1963 (Amphibia, Anura). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2016; 99:89-102. [PMID: 27001603 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2015] [Revised: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The phylogenetic relationships of the African mongrel frog genus Nothophryne are poorly understood. We provide the first molecular assessment of the phylogenetic position of, and diversity within, this monotypic genus from across its range-the Afromontane regions of Malawi and Mozambique. Our analysis using a two-tiered phylogenetic approach allowed us to place the genus in Pyxicephalidae. Within the family, Nothophryne grouped with Tomopterna, a hypothesis judged significantly better than alternative hypotheses proposed based on morphology. Our analyses of populations across the range of Nothophryne suggest the presence of several cryptic species, at least one species per mountain. Formal recognition of these species is pending but there is a major conservation concern for these narrowly distributed populations in an area impacted by major habitat change. The phylogenetic tree of pyxicephalids is used to examine evolution of life history, ancestral habitat, and biogeography of this group.
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- Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld), Humewood 6013, South Africa; South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics Lab, IBERS, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3FG, United Kingdom; School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland; Departamento de Herpetología, Museo de Historia Natural UNMSM, Av. Arenales 1256, Jesus María, Lima, Peru
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- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Rhodes Drive, Private Bag X7, Newlands, Claremont 7735, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Department, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7525, South Africa
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- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa; Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, South Africa
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Lúrio University, Pemba 958, Mozambique
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- Tropical Biodiversity Section, Museo delle Scienze, Viale del Lavoro e della Scienza, 3, 38122 Trento, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Basel 4056, Switzerland; University of Roehampton, London SW15 4JD, United Kingdom
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Pérez I de Lanuza G, Font E. The evolution of colour pattern complexity: selection for conspicuousness favours contrasting within-body colour combinations in lizards. J Evol Biol 2016; 29:942-51. [PMID: 26801820 DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Revised: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Many animals display complex colour patterns that comprise several adjacent, often contrasting colour patches. Combining patches of complementary colours increases the overall conspicuousness of the complex pattern, enhancing signal detection. Therefore, selection for conspicuousness may act not only on the design of single colour patches, but also on their combination. Contrasting long- and short-wavelength colour patches are located on the ventral and lateral surfaces of many lacertid lizards. As the combination of long- and short-wavelength-based colours generates local chromatic contrast, we hypothesized that selection may favour the co-occurrence of lateral and ventral contrasting patches, resulting in complex colour patterns that maximize the overall conspicuousness of the signal. To test this hypothesis, we performed a comparative phylogenetic study using a categorical colour classification based on spectral data and descriptive information on lacertid coloration collected from the literature. Our results demonstrate that conspicuous ventral (long-wavelength-based) and lateral (short-wavelength-based) colour patches co-occur throughout the lacertid phylogeny more often than expected by chance, especially in the subfamily Lacertini. These results suggest that selection promotes the evolution of the complex pattern rather than the acquisition of a single conspicuous colour patch, possibly due to the increased conspicuousness caused by the combination of colours with contrasting spectral properties.
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- G Pérez I de Lanuza
- CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Vairão, Vila do Conde, Portugal
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- Ethology Lab, Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, Paterna, Spain
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Zhou T, Li D, Dujsebayeva TN, Liu J, Guo X. Complete mitochondrial genome of Stummer’s Racerunner (Eremias stummeri) from Kazakhstan. Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2015; 27:4340-4341. [DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1089491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Tianhe Zhou
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China,
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, and
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China,
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- Committee of Scientific Ministry of Education and Science, Institute of Zoology, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China,
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, and
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China,
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Zhou T, Wan X, Guo X. Sequencing and analysis of the whole mitochondrial genome of a variegated racerunner from Taklamakan Desert. Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2015; 27:3041-2. [PMID: 26153740 DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1063125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The whole mitochondrial genome of a variegated racerunner (Eremias vermiculata) from the Taklamakan Desert was determined using polymerase chain reaction and directly sequenced with a primer walking method. The mitogenome sequence was 19 796 bp in size, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and a control region (D-loop), which is similar to the typical mtDNA of vertebrates. Mitochondrial genomes analyses using maximum parsimony and Bayesian analyses yielded identical phylogenetic trees, indicating a close phylogenetic affinity of the seven Eremias species. Monophyly of the genus Eremias and E. vermiculata was recovered. The mitogenome presented here will contribute to the examination of genetic differentiation for E. vermiculata and understanding of the mitochondrial DNA evolution in Eremias.
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- Tianhe Zhou
- a Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Chengdu , PR China .,b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , PR China , and
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- c Hechuan Middle School , Chongqing , PR China
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- a Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Chengdu , PR China
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Zhou T, Liu J, Guo X. Complete mitogenome of a variegated racerunner, Eremias vermiculata, from north of Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang, China. Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2015; 27:2765-6. [DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1053055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Tianhe Zhou
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China and
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China and
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China and
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Wang C, Tang X, Xin Y, Yue F, Yan X, Liu B, An B, Wang X, Chen Q. Identification of Sex Chromosomes by Means of Comparative Genomic Hybridization in a Lizard, Eremias multiocellata. Zoolog Sci 2015; 32:151-6. [DOI: 10.2108/zs130246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Cui Wang
- School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Zhou ZS, Li H, Tong QL, Lin LH, Ji X. The nearly complete mitochondrial genome of the rapid racerunner Eremias velox (Squamata: Lacertidae). Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2014; 27:1781-2. [PMID: 25264836 DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2014.963810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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We report the nearly complete mitochondrial genome of the rapid racerunner, Eremias velox (Lacertidae), which is a circular molecule of 18,033 bp in size and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs and a partial control region (2627 bp). The A + T content of overall base composition of H-strand is 58.0% (T: 27.7%, C: 28.3%, A: 30.3%, G: 13.7%). Some short microsatellite-like repeat regions (polyA and polyT) are scattered in the control region. All the results provide powerful data for further study of the molecular systematics, species identification and conservation genetics in this species and its congenators.
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- Zong-Shi Zhou
- a Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing , Jiangsu , P.R. China and
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- a Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing , Jiangsu , P.R. China and
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- b Hangzhou Key Laboratory of Animal Adaptation and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang , P.R. China
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- b Hangzhou Key Laboratory of Animal Adaptation and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang , P.R. China
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- a Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing , Jiangsu , P.R. China and
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Tong QL, Yao YT, Lin LH, Ji X. The complete mitochondrial genome ofEremias vermiculata(Squamata: Lacertidae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 27:1447-8. [DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2014.953086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Population genetic structure of endangered Mongolian racerunner (Eremias argus) from the Korean Peninsula. Mol Biol Rep 2014; 41:7339-47. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-014-3623-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Favre A, Päckert M, Pauls SU, Jähnig SC, Uhl D, Michalak I, Muellner‐Riehl AN. The role of the uplift of the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau for the evolution of Tibetan biotas. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2014; 90:236-53. [DOI: 10.1111/brv.12107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 422] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2013] [Revised: 03/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Adrien Favre
- Department of Molecular Evolution and Systematics of Plants Institute of Biology, University of Leipzig Johannisallee 21‐23 04103 Leipzig Germany
- Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK‐F) & Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung Senckenberganlage 25 60325 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK‐F) & Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung Senckenberganlage 25 60325 Frankfurt am Main Germany
- Senckenberg Natural History Collections, Museum für Tierkunde Koenigsbruecker Landstraße 159 01109 Dresden Germany
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- Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK‐F) & Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung Senckenberganlage 25 60325 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK‐F) & Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung Senckenberganlage 25 60325 Frankfurt am Main Germany
- Department of Ecosystem Research Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Müggelseedamm 301 12587 Berlin Germany
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- Section of Palaeoclimate and Palaeoenvironmental Research Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt Senckenberganlage 25 60325 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Department of Molecular Evolution and Systematics of Plants Institute of Biology, University of Leipzig Johannisallee 21‐23 04103 Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Molecular Evolution and Systematics of Plants Institute of Biology, University of Leipzig Johannisallee 21‐23 04103 Leipzig Germany
- Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK‐F) & Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung Senckenberganlage 25 60325 Frankfurt am Main Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐Leipzig Deutscher Platz 5e 04103 Leipzig Germany
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Li H, Zhou ZS, Guo J, Lin LH. Polymorphic microsatellite loci in the rapid racerunner Eremias velox (Squamata: Lacertidae). GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2012; 11:4707-10. [PMID: 23096907 DOI: 10.4238/2012.october.9.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We isolated and characterizated 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the rapid racerunner Eremias velox (Squamata: Lacertidae). The loci were screened in 37 E. velox individuals. The number of alleles ranged from 6 to 16. The observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.432 to 0.919, and the expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.685 to 0.902. These microsatellite markers should prove useful for population genetic studies of E. velox and other Eremias species.
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- H Li
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Chen L, Guo J, Zhou ZS, Li H. Microsatellite markers developed for the multi-ocellated racerunner, Eremias multiocellata (Lacertidae). CONSERV GENET RESOUR 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s12686-012-9628-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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