Multilocus phylogeny of African striped grass mice
(Lemniscomys): Stripe pattern only partly reflects evolutionary
relationships

J 2021

Multilocus phylogeny of African striped grass mice (Lemniscomys): Stripe pattern only partly reflects evolutionary relationships

HÁNOVÁ, Alexandra, Adam KONEČNÝ, Violaine NICOLAS, Christiane DENYS, Laurent GRANJON et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Multilocus phylogeny of African striped grass mice (Lemniscomys): Stripe pattern only partly reflects evolutionary relationships

Authors

HÁNOVÁ, Alexandra (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Adam KONEČNÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Violaine NICOLAS, Christiane DENYS, Laurent GRANJON, Leonid A. LAVRENCHENKO, Radim ŠUMBERA, Ondřej MIKULA and Josef BRYJA (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, San Diego, Academic Press Inc. Elsevier Science, 2021, 1055-7903

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 5.019

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/21:00120949

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107007

UT WoS

000605579400008

Keywords in English

Biogeography; Grass mouse; Phylogeny; Striped pelage colouration; Sub-Saharan Africa; Zebra mouse

Abstract

V originále

Murine rodents are one of the most evolutionary successful groups of extant mammals. They are also important for human as vectors and reservoirs of zoonoses and agricultural pests. Unfortunately, their fast and relatively recent diversification impedes our understanding of phylogenetic relationships and species limits of many murine taxa, including those with very conspicuous phenotype that has been frequently used for taxonomic purposes. One of such groups are the striped grass mice (genus Lemniscomys), distributed across sub-Saharan Africa in 11 currently recognized species. These are traditionally classified into three morphological groups according to different pelage colouration on the back: (a) L. barbarus group (three species) with several continuous pale longitudinal stripes; (b) L. striatus group (four species) with pale stripes diffused into short lines or dots; and (c) L. griselda group (four species) with a single mid-dorsal black stripe. Here we reconstructed the most comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the genus Lemniscomys to date, using the largest currently available multi-locus genetic dataset of all but two species. The results show four main lineages (=species complexes) with the distribution corresponding to the major biogeographical regions of Africa. Surprisingly, the four phylogenetic lineages are only in partial agreement with the morphological classification, suggesting that the single-stripe and/or multi-striped phenotypes evolved independently in multiple lineages. Divergence dating showed the split of Lemniscomys and Arvicanthis genera at the beginning of Pleistocene; most of subsequent speciation processes within Lemniscomys were affected by Pleistocene climate oscillations, with predominantly allopatric diversification in fragmented savanna biome. We propose taxonomic suggestions and directions for future research of this striking group of African rodents.

Links

MUNI/A/1098/2019, interní kód MU

Name: Výzkum Ekologických a Evolučních Principů na modelu obratlovců a jejich parazitů

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

HÁNOVÁ, Alexandra, Adam KONEČNÝ, Violaine NICOLAS, Christiane DENYS, Laurent GRANJON, Leonid A. LAVRENCHENKO, Radim ŠUMBERA, Ondřej MIKULA and Josef BRYJA. Multilocus phylogeny of African striped grass mice (Lemniscomys): Stripe pattern only partly reflects evolutionary relationships. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. San Diego: Academic Press Inc. Elsevier Science, 2021, vol. 155, February 2021, p. 107007-107020. ISSN 1055-7903. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107007.

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HÁNOVÁ, Alexandra, Adam KONEČNÝ, Violaine NICOLAS, Christiane DENYS, Laurent GRANJON, Leonid A. LAVRENCHENKO, Radim ŠUMBERA, Ondřej MIKULA and Josef BRYJA. Multilocus phylogeny of African striped grass mice (Lemniscomys): Stripe pattern only partly reflects evolutionary relationships. \textit{Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution}. San Diego: Academic Press Inc. Elsevier Science, 2021, vol.~155, February 2021, p.~107007-107020. ISSN~1055-7903. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107007.

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