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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-30
pubmed:abstractText
Phylogenetic relationships among salamandrids of the "true" salamander clade are investigated using 2019 aligned base positions (713 parsimony informative) of 20 mitochondrial DNA sequences from the genes encoding ND1 (subunit one of NADH dehydrogenase), tRNA(Ile), tRNA(Gln), tRNA(Met), ND2, tRNA(Trp), tRNA(Ala), tRNA(Asn), tRNA(Cys), tRNA(Tyr), and COI (subunit I of cytochrome c oxidase), plus the origin for light-strand replication (O(L)) between the tRNA(Asn) and the tRNA(Cys) genes. Parsimony analysis produces a robust phylogenetic estimate for the relationships of the major groups of "true" salamanders. Strong support is provided for the sister taxon relationship of Chioglossa and Mertensiella caucasica and for the placement of Salamandra and Mertensiella luschani as sister taxa. These relationships suggest two vicariant events between Europe and Anatolia caused by the formation of seaways in the Mediterranean Basin. Molecular divergence indicates an Early Miocene separation of Chioglossa and M. caucasica and a Late Miocene separation of Salamandra and M. luschani. The traditional phylogenetic hypothesis of a monophyletic Mertensiella is statistically rejected, indicating that southwestern and northeastern Anatolian populations have separate historical biogeographic origins. Therefore, we recommend placement of M. luschani in the genus Salamandra. Within M. luschani, six highly divergent lineages showing 7.6 to 10.1% pairwise sequence divergence are identified. Tests using four-taxon subsamples suggest that these lineages diverged nearly simultaneously in the Late Miocene, approximately 6 to 8 million years ago, when extensive uplifting of Anatolia occurred in response to the Arabian collision.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1055-7903
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 Academic Press.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
434-48
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11277635-Africa, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:11277635-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11277635-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11277635-DNA, Mitochondrial, pubmed-meshheading:11277635-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:11277635-Europe, pubmed-meshheading:11277635-Evolution, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:11277635-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:11277635-Geography, pubmed-meshheading:11277635-Georgia (Republic), pubmed-meshheading:11277635-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11277635-NADH Dehydrogenase, pubmed-meshheading:11277635-Phylogeny, pubmed-meshheading:11277635-RNA, Transfer, Amino Acid-Specific, pubmed-meshheading:11277635-Salamandridae, pubmed-meshheading:11277635-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:11277635-Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11277635-Turkey
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular phylogenetics and historical biogeography among salamandrids of the "true" salamander clade: rapid branching of numerous highly divergent lineages in Mertensiella luschani associated with the rise of Anatolia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA. weisrock@biology.wustl.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't