Molecular phylogenetics and phylogeographic structure of Sorex bedfordiae based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

[Display omitted] •We examined patterns of genetic diversity in Sorex bedfordiae.•Strong geographic structure recovered largely corresponds to mountain and river systems.•Demographic analyses suggest Pleistocene expansion events.•Genetic evidence confirms the species status of two striped shrews. Th...

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Published in:Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 2015-03, Vol.84, p.245-253
Main Authors: Chen, Shunde, Sun, Zhiyu, He, Kai, Jiang, Xuelong, Liu, Yang, Koju, Narayan Prasad, Zhang, Xiuyue, Tu, Feiyun, Fan, Zhenxing, Liu, Shaoying, Yue, Bisong
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bayes Theorem
Biological Evolution
Cell Nucleus - genetics
DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics
Genetic Variation
Geography
Haplotypes
Insectivora - classification
Mitochondrial DNA
Models, Genetic
Nuclear DNA
Phylogeny
Phylogeography
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Sky islands
Sorex
Sorex bedfordiae
Southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau
Tibet
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Summary:[Display omitted] •We examined patterns of genetic diversity in Sorex bedfordiae.•Strong geographic structure recovered largely corresponds to mountain and river systems.•Demographic analyses suggest Pleistocene expansion events.•Genetic evidence confirms the species status of two striped shrews. The southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau is characterized by complex topography and a discontinuous landscape, creating a sky island situation. However, the way topography shapes genetic structures and demographic histories of endemic species has not been well studied. We examined the phylogeographic pattern and demographic histories of Sorex bedfordiae, a dispersal-limited small mammal, using three nuclear genes [1977bp] and two mitochondrial genes [1794bp] with comprehensive molecular approaches. We recovered five well-supported clades whose distributions are along mountain ridges and roughly subdivided by large rivers. Demographic expansions in the middle Pleistocene were strongly supported by both nuclear and mitochondrial genes. Our results support the hypothesis that sky island topography and river systems strongly affect the genetic structure of non-aquatic terrestrial species. We further clarify that S. bedfordiae and S. cylindricauda are valid sibling species, whereas S. excelsus is most likely a geographic subspecies of S. bedfordiae.
ISSN:1055-7903
1095-9513
DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.12.016