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Mitogenomes Reveal Novel Phylogeographic Patterns and Temporal Evolutionary History of Barn Swallows and Close Relatives.
International journal of molecular sciences - 20 Aug 2026
Lombardo Gianluca, Gallo Guido Roberto, De Benedictis Andrea, Cavallini Marta, Formenti Giulio, Binelli Giorgio
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We investigated mitochondrial diversity and phylogeographic structure across all subspecies of the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) to clarify evolutionary relationships, identify novel haplogroups, and assess the extent of hybridisation and maternal introgression. We analysed 580 complete H. rustica mitochondrial genomes together with twelve additional Hirundo species, three of which were newly obtained. We...
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