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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Comparative phylogeography of four Apodemus species (Mammalia: Rodentia) in the Asian Far East: evidence of Quaternary climatic changes in their genetic structure
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 100, No. 4, Year 2010
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The phylogeography of four Apodemus species (Apodemus agrarius, Apodemus peninsulae, Apodemus latronum, and Apodemus draco) was studied in the Far East of Asia, based on sequences of the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b gene. The results obtained show the existence of many different genetic lineages within the studied Apodemus species, suggesting the isolation and differentiation of populations in multiple refuge areas. Higher genetic diversities in some regions such as Yunnan, Sichuan (China), and eastern Russia suggest these areas are potential refuges for these species. The existence of such complex genetic structures could be linked to the presence of many biogeographic barriers (Himalaya Mountains, Tien-shan Mountains, Altai Mountains, Tibetan Plateau, Gobi desert, Yunnan Guizhou Plateau, Dzungaria basin, and others) in these regions, which were probably reinforced during the Quaternary climate changes. These barriers also played an important role concerning the low dispersal abilities of the two studied Apodemus species adapted to forest habitats (A. latronum and A. draco) with respect to colonizing regions other than China. © 2010 The Linnean Society of London.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sakka, Hela
Tunisia, Tunis
Université de Tunis el Manar, Faculté Des Sciences de Tunis
Tunisia, Tunis
University of Carthage
Belgium, Liege
Université de Liège
Quéré, Jean Pierre
France, Montferrier-sur-lez
Centre de Biologie Pour la Gestion Des Populations Cbgp
Kartavtseva, Irina
Russian Federation, Vladivostok
Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Pavlenko, Marina
Russian Federation, Vladivostok
Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Chelomina, Galina
Russian Federation, Vladivostok
Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Atopkin, Dmitry
Russian Federation, Vladivostok
Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Bogdanov, Aleksey
Russian Federation, Moscow
Nk Koltsov Institute of Developmental Biology Ras
Michaux, Johan R.
Belgium, Liege
Université de Liège
France, Montferrier-sur-lez
Centre de Biologie Pour la Gestion Des Populations Cbgp
Statistics
Citations: 71
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01477.x
ISSN:
00244066
e-ISSN:
10958312
Research Areas
Environmental
Genetics And Genomics