The Late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: A genetic assessment

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2006

Autores

Johnson, WE (Autor) Outra; Eizirik, E (Autor) Outra; Pecon Slattery, J (Autor) Outra; Murphy, WJ (Autor) Outra; Agostinho Antunes (Autor) REIT; Teeling, E (Autor) Outra; O'Brien, SJ (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Science

Vol. 311

Páginas: 73-77

ISSN: 0036-8075

Editora: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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ID Authenticus: P-004-NQF

DOI: 10.1126/science.1122277

Abstract (EN): Modern fetid species descend from relatively recent (<11 million years ago) divergence and speciation events that produced successful predatory carnivores worldwide but that have confounded taxonomic classifications. A highly resolved molecular phylogeny with divergence dates for all living cat species, derived from autosomal, X-linked, Y-linked, and mitochondrial gene segments (22,789 base pairs) and 16 fossil calibrations define eight principal lineages produced through at least 10 intercontinental migrations facilitated by sea-level fluctuations. A ghost lineage analysis indicates that available fetid fossils underestimate (i.e., unrepresented basal branch length) first occurrence by an average of 76%, revealing a low representation of fetid lineages in paleontological remains. The phylogenetic performance of distinct gene classes showed that Y-chromosome segments are appreciably more informative than mitochondrial DNA, X-linked, or autosomal genes in resolving the rapid Felidae species radiation.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 5