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Mitochondrial phylogeography of the European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus, yields evidence on refugia for steppic taxa in the southern Balkans
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SYSNO ASEP 0324497 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Mitochondrial phylogeography of the European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus, yields evidence on refugia for steppic taxa in the southern Balkans Title Mitochondriální fylogeografie sysla obecného (Spermophilus citellus) dokazuje přítomnost refugií pro stepní druhy na jižním Balkáně Author(s) Kryštufek, B. (SI)
Bryja, Josef (UBO-W) RID, SAI, ORCID
Bužan, E. V. (SI)Source Title Heredity - ISSN 0018-067X
Roč. 103, č. 2 (2009), s. 129-135Number of pages 7 s. Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords Balkan Peninsula ; cytochrome b ; divergence time ; glacial cycles Subject RIV EG - Zoology R&D Projects MEB090802 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) LC06073 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) CEZ AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011) UT WOS 000268166000006 EID SCOPUS 68349128984 DOI 10.1038/hdy.2009.41 Annotation The phylogeography of the European ground squirrel was investigated on the basis of a 1140-bp cyt b gene sequence. Among 31 haplotypes, three highly divergent phylogenetic lineages (Southern, Northern and Jakupica) were recognized. This result suggests the past existence of an allopatric fragmentation event caused by effective biogeographical barriers. The Southern lineage consisted of the southernmost populations from Greece, Macedonia and European Turkey, and showed the highest divergence from all other samples. Haplotypes of the Northern lineage, distributed on both sides of the Danube river, showed little geographical structure. The Jakupica lineage is a geographical isolate on a high plateau in central Macedonia. The estimated time for divergence of the Southern lineage (ca. 0.58 Mya) suggests the long-term persistence of a short-grass steppic refugium in the southern Balkans. The three lineages should be regarded as independent units for conservation management purposes. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2010
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