Phylogenetic History and Phylogeographic Patterns of the European Wildcat (Felis silvestris) Populations.

ABSTRACT: Disentangling phylogenetic and phylogeographic patterns is fundamental to reconstruct the evolutionary histories of taxa and assess their actual conservation status. Therefore, in this study, for the first time, the most exhaustive biogeographic history of European wildcat (Felis silvestris) populations was reconstructed by typing 430 European wildcats, 213 domestic cats, and 72 putative admixed individuals, collected across the entire species' distribution range, at a highly diagnostic portion of the mitochondrial ND5 gene. Phylogenetic and phylogeographic analyses identified two main ND5 lineages (D and W) roughly associated with domestic and wild polymorphisms. Lineage D included all domestic cats, 83.3% of putative admixed individuals, and also 41.4% of wildcats; these la

SUBMITTER: Velli E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10000227 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature