Phylogeography of the North African dipodil (Rodentia: Muridae) based on cytochrome-<i>b</i>sequences

Nicolas, Violaine; Ndiaye, A.; Benazzou, Touria; Souttou, Karim; Delapré, Arnaud; Denys, Christiane

doi:10.1644/13-mamm-a-241

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“…; Nicolas et al. ). Our results on wood mice are strikingly different, but can easily be explained by its recent colonization of the Maghreb.…”

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“…PCR conditions and sequencing followed Nicolas et al. (). The presence of cytb pseudogenes is well documented in Apodemus (Dubey et al.…”

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“…The internal primers designed in this study were used to amplify the DNA of the Iberian specimens, for which DNA was degraded. PCR conditions and sequencing followed Nicolas et al (2014). The presence of cytb pseudogenes is well documented in Apodemus (Dubey et al 2009).…”

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New molecular data favour an anthropogenic introduction of the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) in North Africa

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Leblois

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J Zoolog Syst Evol Res

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According to fossil data, the wood mouse arrived in North Africa 7500 ya, while it was present in Europe since Early Pleistocene. Previous molecular studies suggested that its introduction in North Africa probably occurred via the Strait of Gibraltar more than 0.4 Mya ago. In this study, we widely sampled wood mice to get a better understanding of the geographic and demographic history of this species in North Africa and possibly to help resolving the discrepancy between genetic and palaeontological data. Specifically, we wanted to answer the following questions: (1) When and how did the wood mouse arrive in North Africa? and (2) What is its demographic and geographic history in North Africa since its colonization? We collected in the field 438 new individuals and used both mtDNA and six microsatellite markers to answer these questions. Our results confirm that North African wood mice have a south‐western European origin and colonized the Maghreb through the Strait of Gibraltar probably during the Mesolithic or slightly after. They first colonized the Tingitana Peninsula and then expanded throughout North Africa. Our genetic data suggest that the ancestral population size comprised numerous individuals reinforcing the idea that wood mice did not colonize Morocco accidentally through rafting of a few individuals, but via recurrent/multiple anthropogenic translocations. No spatial structuring of the genetic variability was recorded in North Africa, from Morocco to Tunisia.

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“…; Nicolas et al. ). Our results on wood mice are strikingly different, but can easily be explained by its recent colonization of the Maghreb.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…PCR conditions and sequencing followed Nicolas et al. (). The presence of cytb pseudogenes is well documented in Apodemus (Dubey et al.…”

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New molecular data favour an anthropogenic introduction of the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) in North Africa

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“…; Nicolas et al. ), mostly explained by climatic changes during the Plio‐Pleistocene that could have led to a situation of multiple refugia. In North Africa, Morocco possesses high physiographic complexity, with several large mountain ranges primarily oriented east–west (high Atlas, Middle Atlas, Anti‐Atlas).…”

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Phylogeographic patterns in North African water frog Pelophylax saharicus (Anura: Ranidae)

Nicolas

Mataame²,

Crochet

et al. 2015

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We studied the phylogeography of the Sahara frog in North Africa. We widely sampled frogs from Morocco to Tunisia (195 individuals) and sequenced two mitochondrial (16S and CO1) and one nuclear (Rag1) genes. Our results confirm that Moroccan populations of Pelophylax saharicus are genetically distinct from Algerian ones. Specimens from Alger and Djelfa (central Algeria) are genetically closer to Moroccan specimens than to east Algerian ones, and the split between these two lineages may have occurred approximately 2.6 Mya. A similar pattern of differentiation was observed in several other species and was hypothesized to be linked to the formation of the fossil island called the 'Edough Peninsula' in eastern Algeria around 4.2 Ma and then to have been reinforced by Pleistocene climatic changes. At the Moroccan scale, we found a low level of genetic diversity and no clear phylogeographic pattern within P. saharicus. However, our SAShA analyses revealed a mixture of random and underdistributed haplotypes, which may indicate a complex population genetic or biogeographic history.

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“…This climatic instability led to periodic modifications of habitats, such as contraction/expansion of the Sahara desert, emergence of more open habitats, or deep modifications of hydrographic networks (Drake, Blench, Armitage, Bristow, & White, ; Le Houérou, ; Rognon, ). Several geographic features, such as the Sahara desert, the Atlas Mountains, or the Moulouya River valley, are known to have acted as barrier to dispersal for many species and promoted diversification in several species or species complexes (Alvarez et al., ; Aulagnier & Thevenot, ; Barata, Harris, & Castilho, ; Ben Faleh et al., ; Brown, Suarez, & Pestano, ; Douady, Catzeflis, Raman, Springer, & Stanhope, ; Escoriza, Comas, Donaire, & Carranza, ; Fritz, Barata, Busack, Fritzsch, & Castilho, ; Nicolas et al., ).…”

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Phylogeography and ecological niche modeling unravel the evolutionary history of the African green toad,Bufotes boulengeri boulengeri(Amphibia: Bufonidae), through the Quaternary

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Mataame²,

Crochet

et al. 2017

J Zool Syst Evol Res

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Recent integration of ecological niche models in phylogeographic studies is improving our understanding of the processes structuring genetic variation across landscapes. Previous studies on the amphibian Bufotes boulengeri boulengeri uncovered a surprisingly weak intraspecific differentiation across the Maghreb region. We widely sampled this species from Morocco to Egypt and sequenced one nuclear and three mitochondrial (mtDNA) genes to determine the level of genetic variability across its geographic range. We evaluated these data with ecological niche modeling to reveal its evolutionary history in response to climate change during the Quaternary. Our results highlight some mtDNA phylogeographic structure within this species, with one haplogroup endemic to coastal Morocco, and one haplogroup widely distributed throughout North Africa. No or little genetic differentiation is observed between isolated populations from the Hoggar Mountains, the Sabha district and the islands of Kerkennah and Lampedusa, compared to others populations. This can be explained by the expansion of the distribution range of B. b. boulengeri during glacial periods. This might have facilitated the species’ dispersal and subsequent gene flow between most North African localities.

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Phylogeography of the North African dipodil (Rodentia: Muridae) based on cytochrome-bsequences

Cited by 18 publications

References 57 publications

New molecular data favour an anthropogenic introduction of the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) in North Africa

New molecular data favour an anthropogenic introduction of the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) in North Africa

Phylogeographic patterns in North African water frog Pelophylax saharicus (Anura: Ranidae)

Phylogeography and ecological niche modeling unravel the evolutionary history of the African green toad,Bufotes boulengeri boulengeri(Amphibia: Bufonidae), through the Quaternary

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