Article
Endemic species may have complex histories: within-refugium phylogeography of an endangered Iberian vole.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2017
Barbosa S, Paupério J, Herman J S, Ferreira C M, Pita R, Vale-Gonçalves H M, Cabral J A, Garrido-García J A, Soriguer R C, Beja P, Mira A, Alves P C, Searle J B
Abstract excerpt
Glacial refugia protected and promoted biodiversity during the Pleistocene, not only at a broader scale, but also for many endemics that contracted and expanded their ranges within refugial areas. Understanding the evolutionary history of refugial endemics is especially important in the case of endangered species to recognize the origins of their genetic structure and thus produce better informed conservation...
Topics
- Animals
- Arvicolinae
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Endangered Species
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Haplotypes
- Phylogeny
- Phylogeography
- Refugium
- Sequence Analysis, DNA