Mitochondrial evidence uncovers a refugium for the fat dormouse (Glis glis Linnaeus, 1766) in Hyrcanian forests of northern Iran

Naderi, Gholamreza; Kaboli, Mohammad; Koren, Toni; Karami, Mahmoud; Zupan, Sara; Rezaei, Hamid Reza; Kryštufek, Boris

doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2013.12.001

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“…Similar genetic diversity values are also characteristic of some groups of Jaculus orientalis (Ben Faleh et al, 2011). Such isolation from other parts of the Middle East has also been reported previously for other species, such as the fat dormouse (Glis glis, Linnaeus, 1766) (Naderi et al, 2013).…”

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Mitochondrial evidence indicates a shallow phylogeographic structurefor Jaculus blanfordi (Murray, 1884) populations (Rodentia: Dipodidae)

Melnikova¹,

Naderi²

2017

Turk J Zool

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Dipodidae) are widely distributed in the desert and semiarid habitats across the Palearctic biogeographic region (northern Africa, Arabia, the Middle East, and Middle Asia) (Holden and Musser, 2005). The main morphological criterion that is employed to distinguish Jaculus species from other jerboas (such as members of the genus Allactaga) is the reduced number of digits; i.e. there are only three functional digits in Jaculus members (Ellerman, 1941). The genus contains six species:

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Mitochondrial evidence indicates a shallow phylogeographic structurefor Jaculus blanfordi (Murray, 1884) populations (Rodentia: Dipodidae)

Melnikova¹,

Naderi²

2017

Turk J Zool

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“…We conclude that moles occupying an area along the southwestern banks of the Caspian Sea from southernmost Azerbaijan to the central Elburz Mts in Iran, actually belongs to T. talyschensis and not to T. caucasica or T. levantis , as previously proposed (Kryštufek, ; Kryštufek & Benda, ). This finding adds one more species to the list of the Hyrcanian endemic mammals, which includes Crocidura caspica (Zaitsev, ), Apodemus hyrcanicus (Vorontsov et al ., ), Microtus shelkovnikovi (Nadachowski, ), and the Iranian lineage of Glis glis (Naderi et al ., ).…”

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An underground burst of diversity - a new look at the phylogeny and taxonomy of the genusTalpaLinnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Talpidae) as revealed by nuclear and mitochondrial genes

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Using both nuclear and mitochondrial sequences, we demonstrate high genetic differentiation in the genus Talpa and confirm the existence of cryptic species in the Caucasus and Anatolia, namely, T. talyschensis Vereschagin, 1945, T. ognevi Stroganov, 1948, and Talpa ex gr. levantis. Our data support four clades in the genus Talpa that showed strong geographical associations. The 'europaea' group includes six species from the western portion of the genus' range (T. europaea, T. occidentalis, T. romana, T. caeca, T. stankovici, and T. levantis s.l.); another three groups are distributed further east: the 'caucasica' group (Caucasus), the 'davidiana' group (eastern Anatolia and Elburz) and T. altaica (Siberia). The phylogenetic position of T. davidiana was highlighted for the first time. The order of basal branching remains controversial, which can be attributed to rapid diversification events. The molecular time estimates based on nuclear concatenation estimated the basal divergence of the crown Talpa during the latest Miocene. A putative scenario of Talpa radiation and issues of species delimitation are discussed.

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“…The differentiation between Eliomys melanurus (Asian garden dormouse) and Eliomys quercinus (garden dormouse) and the colonization of Africa by the ancestor of the genus Graphiurus (african dormouse) took place during the late Miocene (Montgelard et al 2003). The intraspecific differentiation within E. quercinus took place around 4.2 Mya (Perez et al 2013) and a recent phylogeographical study on the edible dormouse uncovered a highly divergent lineage in the North of Iran which separated circa 6 Mya (Naderi et al 2014). …”

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“…However, recent studies have also revealed that ''intraspecific'' divergences in species from monotypical genera can be also very deep (e.g. an Iranian lineage within the edible dormouse, Naderi et al 2014 or within the genus Petaurista, Li et al 2013). It is therefore difficult to use such information to determine the true taxonomic status of the two hazel dormouse genetic lineages.…”

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Evolutionary history and species delimitations: a case study of the hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius

Mouton

Mortelliti

Grill³

et al. 2016

Conserv Genet

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Robust identification of species and significant evolutionary units (ESUs) is essential to implement appropriate conservation strategies for endangered species. However, definitions of species or ESUs are numerous and sometimes controversial, which might lead to biased conclusions, with serious consequences for the management of endangered species. The hazel dormouse, an arboreal rodent of conservation concern throughout Europe is an ideal model species to investigate the relevance of species identification for conservation purposes. This species is a member of the Gliridae family, which is protected in Europe and seriously threatened in the northern part of its range. We assessed the extent of genetic subdivision in the hazel dormouse by sequencing one mitochondrial gene (cytb) and two nuclear genes (BFIBR, APOB) and genotyping 10 autosomal microsatellites. These data were analysed using a combination of phylogenetic analyses and species delimitation methods. Multilocus analyses revealed the presence of two genetically distinct lineages (approximately 11 % cytb genetic divergence, no nuclear alleles shared) for the hazel dormouse in Europe, which presumably diverged during the Late Miocene. The phylogenetic patterns suggests that Muscardinus avellanarius populations could be split into two cryptic species respectively distributed in western and central-eastern Europe and Accession numbers are available at the ''European Nucleotide Archive'' browser at the address http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/data/view/ LT614830-LT614893 and in Supplementary Anatolia. However, the comparison of several species definitions and methods estimated the number of species between 1 and 10. Our results revealed the difficulty in choosing and applying an appropriate criterion and markers to identify species and highlight the fact that consensus guidelines are essential for species delimitation in the future. In addition, this study contributes to a better knowledge about the evolutionary history of the species.

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Mitochondrial evidence uncovers a refugium for the fat dormouse (Glis glis Linnaeus, 1766) in Hyrcanian forests of northern Iran

Cited by 36 publications

References 37 publications

Mitochondrial evidence indicates a shallow phylogeographic structurefor Jaculus blanfordi (Murray, 1884) populations (Rodentia: Dipodidae)

Mitochondrial evidence indicates a shallow phylogeographic structurefor Jaculus blanfordi (Murray, 1884) populations (Rodentia: Dipodidae)

An underground burst of diversity - a new look at the phylogeny and taxonomy of the genusTalpaLinnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Talpidae) as revealed by nuclear and mitochondrial genes

Evolutionary history and species delimitations: a case study of the hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius

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