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Mora JM, Ruedas LA. Updated list of the mammals of Costa Rica, with notes on recent taxonomic changes. Zootaxa 2023; 5357:451-501. [PMID: 38220635 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.4.1] [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: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Although Costa Rica occupies a mere 0.03% of the Earths land area, it nevertheless has recorded within its borders approximately 5% of the global diversity of mammals, thus making it one of the worlds megadiverse countries. Over the past ten years, 22 species have been added to the countrys inventory, bringing the total number known as here documented to 271; Chiroptera account for ten of these, having grown to 124 from 114; rodents have increased by eight species, from 47 to 55, with the caveat that we include three invasive species of Muridae that have gone feral. In contrast, the number of orders has decreased by one, by Artiodactyla incorporating the former Cetacea. Notes are provided for all taxonomic novelties since the last update. Since the first taxonomic compendium of the mammals of Costa Rica in 1869, the number of known species has grown by approximately 1.22 species year-1 (R2 = 0.96). Since 1983 however, this growth rate has been 1.64 species year-1 (R2 = 0.98). Despite this strong growth, an asymptote in the number of known species has not been reached. Conservation remains a primary need: over 60% of the countrys mammal species show population trends that are decreasing (13%), unknown (37%), or not assessed (11%), based on IUCN criteria. These analyses suggest that much remains to be known regarding the number of mammal species living in Costa Rica, but also that much more remains to be done to safeguard Costa Ricas exceptional biodiversity heritage.
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- Jos Manuel Mora
- Department of Biology and Museum of Vertebrate Biology; Portland State University; Portland; Oregon 97207-0751; USA; Carrera de Gestin Ecoturstica; Sede Central; Universidad Tcnica Nacional; Alajuela; Costa Rica.
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- Department of Biology and Museum of Vertebrate Biology; Portland State University; Portland; Oregon 97207-0751; USA.
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Escobedo-Morales LA, León-Paniagua L, Martínez-Meyer E, Mandujano S. Reevaluation of the status of the Central American brocket deer Mazama temama (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) subspecies based on morphological and environmental evidence. J Mammal 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyac105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The Central American brocket deer (Mazama temama) is widespread across the Mesoamerican forests, yet it remains largely unknown. Three subspecies are recognized currently within M. temama using pelage coloration as the primary diagnostic character. However, it remains unclear if there is any pattern of morphological variation throughout its distribution. We compared two models of morphological subdivision, namely the traditional subspecies and another based on biogeographic provinces via 2D geometric morphometrics and ecological niche modeling. The second model presented a better fit to the observed variation in cranial shape and size. We found divergence in skull size between individuals from Mexico and Guatemala (northern group) relative to specimens from Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama (southern group), the latter being 8% larger than the northern group. Centroid size showed a significant correlation with geographic distance suggesting an isolation-by-distance pattern. Low geographical overlap between the two clusters suggests niche conservatism. Late Pleistocene dispersal from South to Central America and differences in available resources with subsequent isolation due to climatic barriers therefore may have promoted differentiation in size albeit without extensive changes in shape. In this context, the Motagua-Polochic-Jolotán fault system probably plays a key role in promoting morphological differentiation by climatic isolation. Finally, we suggest that M. t. temama (Kerr, 1792) and M. t. reperticia Goldman, 1913 should remain as valid names for the two morphological and ecologically differentiated groups detected here.
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- Luis A Escobedo-Morales
- Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Edificio D, Primer piso, Circuito de Posgrados, Apartado Postal 70-153, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City 04510 , Mexico
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- Museo de Zoología “Alfonso L. Herrera,” Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City 04510 , Mexico
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- Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City 04510 , Mexico
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- Red de Biología y Conservación de Vertebrados, Instituto de Ecología , A.C., Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, Colonia El Haya, Xalapa 91070 , Mexico
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McDonough MM, Ferguson AW, Dowler RC, Gompper ME, Maldonado JE. Phylogenomic systematics of the spotted skunks (Carnivora, Mephitidae, Spilogale): Additional species diversity and Pleistocene climate change as a major driver of diversification. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2021; 167:107266. [PMID: 34302947 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Four species of spotted skunks (Carnivora, Mephitidae, Spilogale) are currently recognized: Spilogale angustifrons, S. gracilis, S. putorius, and S. pygmaea. Understanding species boundaries within this group is critical for effective conservation given that regional populations or subspecies (e.g., S. p. interrupta) have experienced significant population declines. Further, there may be currently unrecognized diversity within this genus as some taxa (e.g., S. angustifrons) and geographic regions (e.g., Central America) never have been assessed using DNA sequence data. We analyzed species limits and diversification patterns in spotted skunks using multilocus nuclear (ultraconserved elements) and mitochondrial (whole mitogenomes and single gene analysis) data sets from broad geographic sampling representing all currently recognized species and subspecies. We found a high degree of genetic divergence among Spilogale that reflects seven distinct species and eight unique mitochondrial lineages. Initial divergence between S. pygmaea and all other Spilogale occurred in the Early Pliocene (∼ 5.0 million years ago). Subsequent diversification of the remaining Spilogale into an "eastern" and a "western" lineage occurred during the Early Pleistocene (∼1.5 million years ago). These two lineages experienced temporally coincident patterns of diversification at ∼0.66 and ∼0.35 million years ago into two and ultimately three distinct evolutionary units, respectively. Diversification was confined almost entirely within the Pleistocene during a timeframe characterized by alternating glacial-interglacial cycles, with the origin of this diversity occurring in northeastern Mexico and the southwestern United States of America. Mitochondrial-nuclear discordance was recovered across three lineages in geographic regions consistent with secondary contact, including a distinct mitochondrial lineage confined to the Sonoran Desert. Our results have direct consequences for conservation of threatened populations, or species, as well as for our understanding of the evolution of delayed implantation in this enigmatic group of small carnivores.
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- Molly M McDonough
- Chicago State University Department of Biological Sciences 9501 S. King Drive, WSC 290 Chicago, IL 60628-1598.
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- Gantz Family Collection Center Field Museum 1400 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605
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- Department of Biology Angelo State University ASU Station 10890 San Angelo, TX 76909
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM 88003
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- Center for Conservation Genomics Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute National Zoological Park PO Box 37012 MRC 5503 Washington, DC 20013
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d' Hiriart S, Teta P, Cueto GR. Geographic patterns of skull variation in two species of cavies of the genus Microcavia (Rodentia, caviidae). AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2021; 93:e20190429. [PMID: 34133528 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202120190429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We study the geographical variation of the skull in the cavies Microcavia australis and M. maenas and its association with environmental variables. We tested four hypotheses previously proposed to explain the geographic patterns of morphological variation i) heat conservation; ii) heat dissipation; iii) primary productivity and iv) seasonality. We used 16 cranial measurements taken from 180 individuals. We analyzed the spatial variation in cranial morphology through Generalized Additive Models. Both species showed a north-south clinal gradient in skull size (increasing towards colder, less seasonal environments, with lower summer rainfalls in M. australis and towards warmer and seasonal environments in M. maenas). Microcavia australis presented greater ecomorphological variability than M. maenas, in agreement with its wider distribution and occurrence in more diverse environments. Also, the length of tympanic bullae in M. australis was larger towards its northern distributional range (associated to smaller skulls), and smaller to the south (associated to larger skulls). Overall, the distributional range of both species coincided with unproductive environments, where temperature represents a limiting factor and, together with rainfall, might determine the observed morphological patterns.
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- Sofía d' Hiriart
- División Mastozoología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", Avenida Ángel Gallardo 470, (C1405DJR) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- División Mastozoología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", Avenida Ángel Gallardo 470, (C1405DJR) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Instituto IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Guiraldes 2160, (C1428EGA) Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Boyle SA, de la Sancha NU, Pérez P, Kabelik D. Small mammal glucocorticoid concentrations vary with forest fragment size, trap type, and mammal taxa in the Interior Atlantic Forest. Sci Rep 2021; 11:2111. [PMID: 33542277 PMCID: PMC7862606 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81073-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Species that live in degraded habitats often show signs of physiological stress. Glucocorticoid hormones (e.g., corticosterone and cortisol) are often assessed as a proxy of the extent of physiological stress an animal has experienced. Our goal was to quantify glucocorticoids in free-ranging small mammals in fragments of Interior Atlantic Forest. We extracted glucocorticoids from fur samples of 106 small mammals (rodent genera Akodon and Oligoryzomys, and marsupial genera Gracilinanus and Marmosa) from six forest fragments (2–1200 ha) in the Reserva Natural Tapytá, Caazapá Department, Paraguay. To our knowledge, this is the first publication of corticosterone and cortisol levels for three of the four sampled genera (Akodon, Oligoryzomys, and Marmosa) in this forest system. We discovered three notable results. First, as predicted, glucocorticoid levels were higher in individuals living withing small forest fragments. Second, animals captured live using restraint trapping methods (Sherman traps) had higher glucocorticoid levels than those animals captured using kill traps (Victor traps), suggesting that hair glucocorticoid measures can reflect acute stress levels in addition to long-term glucocorticoid incorporation. These acute levels are likely due to urinary steroids diffusing into the hair shaft. This finding raises a concern about the use of certain trapping techniques in association with fur hormone analysis. Finally, as expected, we also detected genus-specific differences in glucocorticoid levels, as well as cortisol/corticosterone ratios.
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- Sarah A Boyle
- Department of Biology and Program in Environmental Studies and Sciences, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL, USA.,The Field Museum, Integrative Research Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Facultad Politécnica, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Department of Biology and Program in Neuroscience, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, USA
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Cornejo-Latorre C, Moreno CE, Martín-Regalado CN, Briones-Salas M. Taxonomic and phylogenetic beta diversity of cricetid rodents in Oaxaca, southern Mexico. J Mammal 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyaa128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Understanding the ecological and historical causes and processes that shape biodiversity distribution patterns remains a challenging and fundamental task in biogeography, ecology, and evolution. To address this issue, taxonomic and phylogenetic β diversity can help us to assess the importance of ecological and historical factors that structure these biotic patterns. To make inferences about the processes underlying current spatial patterns in communities of Cricetidae across the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, their taxonomic and phylogenetic β diversity were assessed jointly. Our aims were: 1) to examine taxonomic and phylogenetic β diversity and their turnover and nestedness components among physiographic subprovinces; 2) to test for statistical significance of observed phylogenetic β diversity against the expected values of a null model; and 3) to evaluate if these metrics were correlated with geographical distance. We obtained the species composition for 12 subprovinces based on distribution models for 49 cricetid species present in Oaxaca, then carried out a maximum likelihood analysis to estimate their phylogenetic relationships. Our results show that the taxonomic and phylogenetic dissimilarities mainly were explained by the turnover component of species and lineages. In almost all pairwise comparisons, the null model approach revealed random patterns for phylogenetic β diversity values and its components. Mantel correlation models showed that the values of total taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity and their components are correlated with the geographical distances between subprovinces. Our results suggest that both taxonomic and phylogenetic β diversity are explained by the interplay between biogeographical history from southern Mexico, and the recent speciation processes in cricetid rodents. Given that speciation processes are allopatric for most cricetid taxa, the high values of spatial turnover can be explained by the small ranges of species, coupled with current abiotic conditions that act as filters, promoting specialization of species on particular conditions. Our results show the importance of the phylogenetic approach to unravel the multidimensional spatial patterns of biodiversity.
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- Cristian Cornejo-Latorre
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo km 4.5, Col. Carboneras, Mineral de la Reforma, Hidalgo, México
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo km 4.5, Col. Carboneras, Mineral de la Reforma, Hidalgo, México
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo km 4.5, Col. Carboneras, Mineral de la Reforma, Hidalgo, México
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional, Unidad Oaxaca, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Hornos, Col. Nochebuena, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, México
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DNA Barcoding and Demographic History of Peromyscus yucatanicus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) Endemic to the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. J MAMM EVOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10914-020-09510-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Rocha-Méndez A, Sánchez-González LA, González C, Navarro-Sigüenza AG. The geography of evolutionary divergence in the highly endemic avifauna from the Sierra Madre del Sur, Mexico. BMC Evol Biol 2019; 19:237. [PMID: 31888449 PMCID: PMC6937948 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-019-1564-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Mesoamerica is a remarkable region with a high geological and ecological complexity. Within northern Mesoamerica, the biotic province of the Sierra Madre del Sur (SMS) in southwestern Mexico harbors exceptionally high avian endemism and diversity. Herein, we searched for spatially and temporally concordant phylogeographic patterns, in four bird genera from three distinct avian orders co-distributed across Mesoamerica and investigated their causes through hypothesis testing regarding historical processes. Selected species include endemic and differentiated populations across the montane forests of Mesoamerica, and particularly within the SMS. Results We gathered mitochondrial DNA sequences for at least one locus from 177 individuals across all species. We assessed genetic structure, demographic history, and defined a framework for the coalescent simulations used in biogeographic hypothesis testing temporal and spatial co-variance. Our analyses suggested shared phylogeographic breaks in areas corresponding to the SMS populations, and between the main montane systems in Mesoamerica, with the Central Valley of Oaxaca and the Nicaragua Depression being the most frequently shared breaks among analyzed taxa. Nevertheless, dating analyses and divergence patterns observed were consistent with the hypothesis of broad vicariance across Mesoamerica derived from mechanisms operating at distinct times across taxa in the SMS. Conclusions Our study provides a framework for understanding the evolutionary origins and historical factors enhancing speciation in well-defined regions within Mesoamerica, indicating that the evolutionary history of extant biota inhabiting montane forests is complex and often idiosyncratic.
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- Alberto Rocha-Méndez
- Museo de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-399, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico. .,Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Museo de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-399, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Investigaciones sobre los Recursos Naturales, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico
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- Museo de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-399, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico.,Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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Mendoza AM, Bolívar-García W, Vázquez-Domínguez E, Ibáñez R, Parra Olea G. The role of Central American barriers in shaping the evolutionary history of the northernmost glassfrog, Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni (Anura: Centrolenidae). PeerJ 2019; 7:e6115. [PMID: 30627486 PMCID: PMC6321759 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The complex geological history of Central America has been useful for understanding the processes influencing the distribution and diversity of multiple groups of organisms. Anurans are an excellent choice for such studies because they typically exhibit site fidelity and reduced movement. The objective of this work was to identify the impact of recognized geographic barriers on the genetic structure, phylogeographic patterns and divergence times of a wide-ranging amphibian species, Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni. We amplified three mitochondrial regions, two coding (COI and ND1) and one ribosomal (16S), in samples collected from the coasts of Veracruz and Guerrero in Mexico to the humid forests of Chocó in Ecuador. We examined the biogeographic history of the species through spatial clustering analyses (Geneland and sPCA), Bayesian and maximum likelihood reconstructions, and spatiotemporal diffusion analysis. Our data suggest a Central American origin of H. fleischmanni and two posterior independent dispersals towards North and South American regions. The first clade comprises individuals from Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and the sister species Hyalinobatrachium tatayoi; this clade shows little structure, despite the presence of the Andes mountain range and the long distances between sampling sites. The second clade consists of individuals from Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and eastern Honduras with no apparent structure. The third clade includes individuals from western Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico and displays deep population structure. Herein, we synthesize the impact of known geographic areas that act as barriers to glassfrog dispersal and demonstrated their effect of differentiating H. fleischmanni into three markedly isolated clades. The observed genetic structure is associated with an initial dispersal event from Central America followed by vicariance that likely occurred during the Pliocene. The southern samples are characterized by a very recent population expansion, likely related to sea-level and climatic oscillations during the Pleistocene, whereas the structure of the northern clade has probably been driven by dispersal through the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and isolation by the Motagua–Polochic–Jocotán fault system and the Mexican highlands.
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- Angela M Mendoza
- Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico city, México.,Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, Grupo de Investigación en Ecología Animal, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- Departamento de Ecología de la Biodiversidad, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, México
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- Departamento de Zoología, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panamá.,Universidad de Panamá, Panamá.,Sistema Nacional de Investigación, Panamá
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- Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico city, México
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García-Mendoza DF, López-González C, Hortelano-Moncada Y, López-Wilchis R, Ortega J. Geographic cranial variation in Peromyscus melanotis (Rodentia: Cricetidae) is related to primary productivity. J Mammal 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyy062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Diego F García-Mendoza
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR) Unidad Durango, Calle Sigma 119, Fraccionamiento 20 de Noviembre II, 34220 Durango, Durango, México
- Departamento de Zoología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación Carpio y Plan de Ayala s/n, Colonia Santo Tomás, 11340 Ciudad de México, México
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR) Unidad Durango, Calle Sigma 119, Fraccionamiento 20 de Noviembre II, 34220 Durango, Durango, México
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- Colección Nacional de Mamíferos, Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, AP 70153, Circuito Deportivo s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Ciudad de México, México
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- Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Colonia Vicentina, 09340 Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Zoología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación Carpio y Plan de Ayala s/n, Colonia Santo Tomás, 11340 Ciudad de México, México
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Almendra AL, González-Cózatl FX, Engstrom MD, Rogers DS. Evolutionary relationships and climatic niche evolution in the genus Handleyomys (Sigmodontinae: Oryzomyini). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2018; 128:12-25. [PMID: 29906608 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Mesoamerica is considered a biodiversity hot spot with levels of endemism and species diversity likely underestimated. Unfortunately, the region continues to experience some of the highest deforestation rates in the world. For mammals, the evolutionary relationships of many endemic taxa are controversial, as it is the case for members of the genus Handleyomys. Estimation of a time-calibrated hypothesis for the evolution of these six genera (Euryoryzomys, Handleyomys, Hylaeamys, Nephelomys, Oecomys and Transandinomys) supported a monophyletic Handleyomys sensu lato. Based on their distinctive morphology and the amount of inter-generic genetic divergence, Handleyomys sensu stricto, H. alfaroi, the H. chapmani, and the H. melanotis species groups warrant recognition as separate genera. In addition, species delimitation documents the existence of cryptic species-level lineages within H. alfaroi and H. rostratus. Cryptic lineages within H. rostratus exhibited significant niche differentiation, but this was not the pattern among species-level clades within H. alfaroi. Similarly, age-range correlations revealed that niche evolution within Handleyomys is not correlated with evolutionary time, instead, ancestral climate tolerance reconstructions show niche disparities at specific diversification events within the chapmani and melanotis species groups, while the climatic niche of the rest of species of Handleyomys tended to be conservative.
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- Ana Laura Almendra
- Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos C.P. 62209, Mexico.
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- Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos C.P. 62209, Mexico
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6, Canada
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- Department of Biology and M. L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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Hernandez G, Garcia S, Vilela JF, de la Sancha NU. Ontogenetic variation of an omnivorous generalist rodent: the case of the montane akodont (Akodon montensis). J Mammal 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyx135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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- Gabriel Hernandez
- Department of Biological Sciences, Chicago State University, 9501 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL 60628, USA (GH, NUDLS)
- Integrative Research Center, The Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA (GH, JFV, NUDLS)
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- Department of Ecological Sciences and Engineering, Purdue University, 610 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA (SG)
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- Integrative Research Center, The Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA (GH, JFV, NUDLS)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Chicago State University, 9501 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL 60628, USA (GH, NUDLS)
- Integrative Research Center, The Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA (GH, JFV, NUDLS)
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Pérez-Consuegra SG, Vázquez-Domínguez E. Intricate evolutionary histories in montane species: a phylogenetic window into craniodental discrimination in thePeromyscus mexicanusspecies group (Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae). J ZOOL SYST EVOL RES 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Sergio G. Pérez-Consuegra
- Departamento de Ecología de la Biodiversidad; Instituto de Ecología; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Ciudad Universitaria; Ciudad de México Mexico
- Museo de Historia Natural; Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala; Ciudad de Guatemala Guatemala
- Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Coyoacán Ciudad de México Mexico
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- Departamento de Ecología de la Biodiversidad; Instituto de Ecología; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Ciudad Universitaria; Ciudad de México Mexico
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Lorenzo C, Álvarez-Castañeda ST, Pérez-Consuegra SG, Patton JL. Revision of the Chiapan deer mouse,Peromyscus zarhynchus, with the description of a new species. J Mammal 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyw018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Pérez Consuegra SG, Vázquez-Domínguez E. Mitochondrial diversification of the Peromyscus mexicanus
species group in Nuclear Central America: biogeographic and taxonomic implications. J ZOOL SYST EVOL RES 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Sergio Guillermo Pérez Consuegra
- Departamento de Ecología de la Biodiversidad; Instituto de Ecología; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Ciudad Universitaria México DF México
- Museo de Historia Natural; Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala; Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala México
- Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Coyoacán México DF México
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- Departamento de Ecología de la Biodiversidad; Instituto de Ecología; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Ciudad Universitaria México DF México
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Hardy DK, González-Cózatl FX, Arellano E, Rogers DS. Molecular phylogenetics and phylogeographic structure of Sumichrast’s harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys sumichrasti: Cricetidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2013; 68:282-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2010] [Revised: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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