Hybridization of mouse lemurs: different patterns under different ecological conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several mechanistic models aim to explain the diversification of the multitude of endemic species on Madagascar. The island's biogeographic history probably offered numerous opportunities for secondary contact and subsequent hybridization. Existing diversification models do not consider a possible role of these processes. One key question for a better understanding of their potential importance is how they are influenced by different environmental settings. Here, we characterized a contact zone between two species of mouse lemurs, Microcebus griseorufus and M. murinus, in dry spiny bush and mesic gallery forest that border each other sharply without intermediate habitats between them. We performed population genetic analyses based on mtDNA sequences and nine nuclear micr

SUBMITTER: Hapke A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3206491 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature