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Mitochondrial divergence between three cytotypes of the anatolian mole rat, nannospalax xanthodon (nordmann, 1840): (Mammalia: Rodentia)
Zoology in the Middle East · Ocak 2010
Makale Bilgileri
DergiZoology in the Middle East
Yayın TarihiOcak 2010
Cilt / Sayfa50 · 27-34
Scopus ID2-s2.0-77956378282
Özet
The Blind Mole Rats of Anatolia (Nannospalax xanthodon (Nordmann, 1840)) are characterised by prolific chromosomal diversification. While the geographic distribution of various cytotypes is well documented, opinions on their taxonomic ranking varies amongst authorities. A partial sequence (630 bp) of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene in 13 Blind Mole Rats from the Konya basin, central Anatolia, which represented three distinct cytotypes (2n=40, 58, and 60) yielded nine cyt b haplotypes. Phylogenetic reconstructions recognized three well supported lineages which matched diploid number counts. Genetic divergences between cytotypes were high (K2P between 8.16% ± 1.19 and 11.33% ± 1.42) and application of the 2% divergence rate to the net divergence estimates suggests their divergence about 3.84 and 5.43 Mya (95% confidence interval=1.53–8.19 Mya). If one would rely on genetic operational criteria in species delimitation, there would be little doubt that the three Nannospalax cytotypes analysed in this study belong to distinct allopatric species. Before translating the results into formal taxonomy, more genetic information should be acquired on different Nannospalax cytotypes occupying the eastern Mediterranean. © 2010 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Yazarlar (6)
1
Emine Arslan
2
Elif Gülbahçe
3
Atilla Arslan
4
Hilal Arikoglu
ORCID: 0000-0002-6600-6603
5
Elena V. Bužan
6
Boris Kryštufek
Anahtar Kelimeler
Chromosomal speciation
Cryptic species
Cytochrome b
Molecular phylogeny
Kurumlar
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Selçuklu Turkey
University of Primorska
Koper Slovenia
Metrikler
22
Atıf
6
Yazar
4
Anahtar Kelime