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The origin and phylogenetic relationships of Microtus bavaricus based on karyotype and mitochondrial DNA sequences

Martinkova, Natalia ; Zima, Jan ; Jaarola, Maarit LU ; Macholan, Milos and Spitzenberger, Friederike (2007) In Folia Zoologica 56(1). p.39-49
Abstract
Geographic isolation of small populations in refugia during late Pleistocene glaciations resulted in population differentiation that in some cases lead to speciation. We report the karyotype of Microtus bavaricus, an evolutionary young and threatened rodent endemic to the Alps. Our results show that the karyotype of M. bavaricus is almost identical to that of M. liechtensteini (2N = 46, NF = 54). A close relationship between the two species was also supported by phylogenetic analysis of complete mitochondrial DNA sequences for the cytochrome b gene. The cytochrome b divergence between Microtus bavaricus and M. liechtensteini was 1.7 %, the lowest estimate observed among the 14 currently recognised species of Eurasian pine voles (subgenus... (More)
Geographic isolation of small populations in refugia during late Pleistocene glaciations resulted in population differentiation that in some cases lead to speciation. We report the karyotype of Microtus bavaricus, an evolutionary young and threatened rodent endemic to the Alps. Our results show that the karyotype of M. bavaricus is almost identical to that of M. liechtensteini (2N = 46, NF = 54). A close relationship between the two species was also supported by phylogenetic analysis of complete mitochondrial DNA sequences for the cytochrome b gene. The cytochrome b divergence between Microtus bavaricus and M. liechtensteini was 1.7 %, the lowest estimate observed among the 14 currently recognised species of Eurasian pine voles (subgenus Terricola). (Less)
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glaciation, Terricola, molecular divergence
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Folia Zoologica
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56
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39 - 49
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Inst Vertebrate Biology AS CR
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  abstract     = {{Geographic isolation of small populations in refugia during late Pleistocene glaciations resulted in population differentiation that in some cases lead to speciation. We report the karyotype of Microtus bavaricus, an evolutionary young and threatened rodent endemic to the Alps. Our results show that the karyotype of M. bavaricus is almost identical to that of M. liechtensteini (2N = 46, NF = 54). A close relationship between the two species was also supported by phylogenetic analysis of complete mitochondrial DNA sequences for the cytochrome b gene. The cytochrome b divergence between Microtus bavaricus and M. liechtensteini was 1.7 %, the lowest estimate observed among the 14 currently recognised species of Eurasian pine voles (subgenus Terricola).}},
  author       = {{Martinkova, Natalia and Zima, Jan and Jaarola, Maarit and Macholan, Milos and Spitzenberger, Friederike}},
  issn         = {{0139-7893}},
  keywords     = {{glaciation; Terricola; molecular divergence}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{39--49}},
  publisher    = {{Inst Vertebrate Biology AS CR}},
  series       = {{Folia Zoologica}},
  title        = {{The origin and phylogenetic relationships of Microtus bavaricus based on karyotype and mitochondrial DNA sequences}},
  volume       = {{56}},
  year         = {{2007}},
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