KRÁSOVÁ, Jarmila, Ondřej MIKULA, Josef BRYJA, Ninda L. BAPTISTA, Telmo ANTÓNIO, Tatiana AGHOVÁ and Radim ŠUMBERA. Biogeography of Angolan rodents: The first glimpse based on phylogenetic evidence. Diversity and Distributions. HOBOKEN: Wiley, 2021, vol. 27, No 12, p. 2571-2583. ISSN 1366-9516. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13435.
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Original name Biogeography of Angolan rodents: The first glimpse based on phylogenetic evidence
Authors KRÁSOVÁ, Jarmila (guarantor), Ondřej MIKULA, Josef BRYJA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ninda L. BAPTISTA, Telmo ANTÓNIO, Tatiana AGHOVÁ and Radim ŠUMBERA.
Edition Diversity and Distributions, HOBOKEN, Wiley, 2021, 1366-9516.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10619 Biodiversity conservation
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 5.714
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/21:00123369
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13435
UT WoS 000712795100001
Keywords in English DNA barcoding; endemism; mice; molecular operational taxonomic units; Muridae; phylogeography; rats; South African region; Zambezian region
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Abstract
Aim Assessment of phylogenetic diversity and biogeographical affinities of the rodent fauna from one of the most neglected areas in Africa. Location Angola (with biogeographical implications in adjacent areas). Methods Inference of mitochondrial phylogenies for rodent genera occurring in Angola, delimitation of molecular operational taxonomic units (MOTUs), assessment and comparative analysis of their geographical distribution. Results We provide the first genetic evidence for the presence of 44 rodent taxa from 19 genera and 5 families in Angola, including twelve MOTUs endemic to Angola, and 12 candidate new species, pending integrative taxonomic revisions. The endemic MOTUs were found almost exclusively in the Angolan Miombo Woodlands and in Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic. Main conclusions The highly diverse Angolan rodent fauna is mostly composed of and shows affinities with taxa originating from three major biogeographical regions of sub-Saharan Africa (Zambezian, South African and Congolian). It is also composed of a unique fauna comprising palaeoendemics from the Angolan Highlands. The species richness and the endemism detected in the Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic and in the Angolan escarpment forests suggest that these are relevant for conservation, but more studies including other biological groups are needed to fundament this.
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