Integrating phylogeographic patterns of microsatellite and mtDNA divergence to infer the evolutionary history of chamois (genus Rupicapra) |
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Authors: | Fernando Rodríguez Trinidad Pérez Sabine E Hammer Jesús Albornoz Ana Domínguez |
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Affiliation: | 1.Departamento de Biología Funcional,Universidad de Oviedo,Oviedo,Spain;2.Institute of Immunology, Department of Pathobiology,University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna,Vienna,Austria |
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Abstract: | Background The chamois, distributed over most of the medium to high altitude mountain ranges of southern Eurasia, provides an excellent model for exploring the effects of historical and evolutionary events on diversification. Populations have been grouped into two species, Rupicapra pyrenaica from southwestern Europe and R. rupicapra from eastern Europe. However, a previous study of cytochrome b revealed that the two proposed species were non-monophyletic. The reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships between animal species often depends on the markers studied. To further elucidate the evolutionary history of chamois, we extended earlier studies by analysing DNA sequences of four mitochondrial regions (ND1, 12S, tRNApro and Control Region) and microsatellites (20 loci) to include all subspecies and cover its entire distribution range. |
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