The Phylogeny of the Cetartiodactyla Based on Complete Mitochondrial Genomes

Wang, Qin; Yang, Chengzhong

doi:10.5539/ijb.v5n3p30

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“…All supra-generic taxa described in previous studies [7,[34][35]37] are highly supported, i.e. the subfamily Cervinae with two tribes Cervini and Muntiacini, and the subfamily Capreolinae with three tribes Alceini, Odocoileini and Capreolini.…”

Section: Mitogenomic Phylogeny Of the Family Cervidaementioning

confidence: 75%

“…The high-throughput approach for sequencing was useful for obtaining the whole mitochondrial genome of red deer, so this method could be used broadly among animal taxa. Based on our phylogenetic results using whole mitochondrial genomes, family Cervidae is divided into two subfamilies, Cervinae and Capreolinae, which are also called subfamilies Plesiometacarpalia and Telemetacarpalia [5,7,22,34,37]. The two subfamilies contain five tribes, and four of these, Cervini, Muntiacini, Odocoileinae, and Capreolini, are well determined by the phylogenetic trees of family Cervidae.…”

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Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of a Hungarian red deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus) from high-throughput sequencing data and its phylogenetic position within the family Cervidae

Frank¹,

Barta²,

Bana³

et al. 2016

Acta Biologica Hungarica

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Recently, there has been considerable interest in genetic differentiation in the Cervidae family. A common tool used to determine genetic variation in different species, breeds and populations is mitochondrial DNA analysis, which can be used to estimate phylogenetic relationships among animal taxa and for molecular phylogenetic evolution analysis. With the development of sequencing technology, more and more mitochondrial sequences have been made available in public databases, including whole mitochondrial DNA sequences. These data have been used for phylogenetic analysis of animal species, and for studies of evolutionary processes.We determined the complete mitochondrial genome of a Central European red deer, Cervus elaphus hippelaphus, from Hungary by a next generation sequencing technology. The mitochondrial genome is 16 354 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and a control region, all of which are arranged similar as in other vertebrates. We made phylogenetic analyses with the new sequence and 76 available mitochondrial sequences of Cervidae, using Bos taurus mitochondrial sequence as outgroup. We used 'neighbor joining' and 'maximum likelihood' methods on whole mitochondrial genome sequences; the consensus phylogenetic trees supported monophyly of the family Cervidae; it was divided into two subfamilies, Cervinae and Capreolinae, and five tribes, Cervini, Muntiacini, Alceini, Odocoileini, and Capreolini. The evolutionary structure of the family Cervidae can be reconstructed by phylogenetic analysis based on whole mitochondrial genomes; which method could be used broadly in phylogenetic evolutionary analysis of animal taxa.

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Section: Mitogenomic Phylogeny Of the Family Cervidaementioning

confidence: 75%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of a Hungarian red deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus) from high-throughput sequencing data and its phylogenetic position within the family Cervidae

Frank¹,

Barta²,

Bana³

et al. 2016

Acta Biologica Hungarica

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“…Aquatic lifestyles in cetaceans (Cetartiodactyla) and sirenians (Paenungulata) were derived from terrestrial quadrupedal ancestors (Fig. 2: Nishihara et al 2005;Wang & Yang, 2013). There are no obligate aquatic carnivorans, but the group includes some extant semi-aquatic taxa that are highly adapted for swimming, such as pinnipeds and lutrines.…”

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“…Many tetrapod taxa have secondarily shifted their habitat from land to water. Among mammals (Tetrapoda), whales and sirenians are known to have evolved from terrestrial-quadrupedal origins and have acquired obligate aquatic lifestyles independently (Nishihara et al 2005;Wang & Yang, 2013). The evolutionary process of the shifts in ecospace in these lineages and its relationship with paleoenvironmental changes have occupied the attention of researchers in the fields of paleoecology and paleoenvironmentology (e.g.…”

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Farewell to life on land – thoracic strength as a new indicator to determine paleoecology in secondary aquatic mammals

Ando

Fujiwara

2016

Journal of Anatomy

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Habitat shifts from land to water have occurred independently in several mammal lineages. However, because we do not know completely about the relationship between skeletal morphology and function, both reliable life reconstructions of each extinct taxon and the timing of those shifts in locomotor strategies are yet to be fully understood. We estimated the strengths of rib cages against vertical compression in 26 extant and four extinct mammal specimens including cetartiodactyls, paenungulates, and carnivorans, representing 11 terrestrial, six semi-aquatic, and nine obligate aquatic taxa. Our analyses of extant taxa showed that strengths were high among terrestrial/semi-aquatic mammals, whose rib cages are subjected to vertical compression during the support on land, whereas strengths were low among obligate aquatic mammals, whose rib cages are not subjected to antigravity force in the water. We therefore propose rib strength as a new index to estimate the ability of an animal to be supported on land while being supported by either the forelimbs or thoracic region. According to our analyses of extinct taxa, this ability to be supported on land was rejected for a basal cetacean (Cetartiodactyla: Ambulocetus) and two desmostylians (Paenungulata: Paleoparadoxia and Neoparadoxia). However, this ability was not rejected for one desmostylian species (Desmostylus). Further study of the ribs of extant/extinct semi-aquatic taxa may help in understanding the ecological shifts in these groups.

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Antler tine homologies and cervid systematics: A review of past and present controversies with special emphasis on Elaphurus davidianus

Heckeberg

Zachos

Kierdorf

2022

The Anatomical Record

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Antlers are the most conspicuous trait of cervids and have been used in the past to establish a classification of their fossil and living representatives. Since the availability of molecular data, morphological characters have generally become less important for phylogenetic reconstructions. In recent years, however, the appreciation of morphological characters has increased, and they are now more frequently used in addition to molecular data to reconstruct the evolutionary history of cervids. A persistent challenge when using antler traits in deer systematics is finding a consensus on the homology of structures. Here, we review early and recent attempts to homologize antler structures and objections to this approach, compare and evaluate recent advances on antler homologies, and critically discuss these different views in order to offer a basis for further scientific exchange on the topic. We further present some developmental aspects of antler branching patterns and discuss their potential for reconstructing cervid systematics. The use of heterogeneous data for reconstructing phylogenies has resulted in partly conflicting hypotheses on the systematic position of certain cervid species, on which we also elaborate here. We address current discussions on the use of different molecular markers in cervid systematics and the question whether antler morphology and molecular data can provide a consistent picture on the evolutionary history of cervids. In this context, special attention is given to the antler morphology and the systematic position of the enigmatic Pere David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus).

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The Phylogeny of the Cetartiodactyla Based on Complete Mitochondrial Genomes

Cited by 14 publications

References 33 publications

Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of a Hungarian red deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus) from high-throughput sequencing data and its phylogenetic position within the family Cervidae

Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of a Hungarian red deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus) from high-throughput sequencing data and its phylogenetic position within the family Cervidae

Farewell to life on land – thoracic strength as a new indicator to determine paleoecology in secondary aquatic mammals

Antler tine homologies and cervid systematics: A review of past and present controversies with special emphasis on Elaphurus davidianus

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