Disjunct distribution and distinct intraspecific diversification of Eothenomys melanogaster in South China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

South China encompasses complex and diverse landforms, giving rise to high biological diversity and endemism from the Hengduan Mountains to Taiwan Island. Many species are widely distributed across South China with similar disjunct distribution patterns. To explore the causes of these disjunct distribution patterns and their genetic consequences, we investigated the endemic species Père David's Chinese Vole (Eothenomys melanogaster) by integrating geological and ecological factors. We analysed the genetic structure and divergence time of E. melanogaster based on fast-evolving mitochondrial and nuclear markers using Bayesian trees and coalescent species tree approaches. Historical scenarios of distribution range and demography were reconstructed based on spatial interpola

SUBMITTER: Lv X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5894153 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature