Phylogeography of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in the Iberian Peninsula inferred from RFLP analysis of the cytochrome b gene

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2000

Autores

branco, m (Autor) Outra; ferrand, n (Autor) FCUP; Monnerot, M (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Heredity

Vol. 85

Páginas: 307-317

ISSN: 0018-067X

Editora: Springer Nature

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ID Authenticus: P-000-YVG

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.2000.00756.x

Abstract (EN): We studied mitochondrial DNA variation in the European rabbit through the examination of restriction fragment length polymorphism in 526 individuals from 20 locations spread across the Iberian Peninsula. Digestion with eight enzymes of a 1120-bp fragment comprising most of the cytochrome b gene resolved 38 different haplotypes. These haplotypes were distributed in two highly divergent clades, with different but overlapping geographical distributions, and with comparable levels of within-clade variation. The overall phylogeographical pattern suggests a history of long-term regional isolation of two groups of rabbit populations, compatible with the recognition of two subspecies within the Iberian Peninsula, followed by recent contact and admixture. The underlying cause is sought in the alternation of glacial and interglacial periods in the late Pleistocene.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 11