Evolutionary history of the endemic water shrew Neomys anomalus: Recurrent phylogeographic patterns in semi-aquatic mammals of the Iberian Peninsula.

ABSTRACT: The Cabrera's water shrew (Neomys anomalus) is a small semi-aquatic mammal whose taxonomic status was recently elevated from subspecies to species; as a consequence of this change, this species is now endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. In this study, we looked at its evolutionary history by combining phylogeography, the spatial distribution of genetic diversity, and species distribution modeling. To perform these analyses, we used noninvasive samples collected across the species distribution range and sequenced partial mitochondrial cytochrome b and D-loop genes. Maximum-likelihood and Bayesian phylogenetic trees derived from these sequences indicated that N. anomalus is divided into two main phylogroups that correlate strongly with geography, with two contact zones bet

SUBMITTER: Querejeta M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6206195 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature