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Interspecific Gene Flow Shaped the Evolution of the Genus Canis
Gopalakrishnan, Shyam; Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S.; Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín; Niemann, Jonas; Samaniego Castruita, Jose A.; Vieira, Filipe G.The evolutionary history of the wolf-like canids of the genus Canis has been heavily debated, especially regarding the number of distinct species and their relationships at the population and species level [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. We assembled a dataset of 48 resequenced genomes spanning all members of the genus Canis except the black-backed and side-striped jackals, encompassing the global diversity of seven extant...
Whole-Genome Sequencing of African Dogs Provides Insights into Adaptations agai...
Liu, Yan-Hu; Wang, Lu; Xu, Tao; Guo, Xiaomin; Li, Yang; Yin, Ting-Ting; Yang, He-Chuan; Hu, Yang; Adeola, Adeniyi C; Sanke, Oscar J; Otecko, Newton ONatural selection in domestic dogs is of great interest in evolutionary biology since dogs have migrated to every inhabited continent of the world alongside humans, and adapted to diverse environments. Here, we explored their demographic history and genetic basis of adaptation to the tropical African environment using whole genome analyses of 19 African indigenous dogs from Nigeria. Demographic analysis suggest...
Interspecific Gene Flow Shaped the Evolution of the Genus Canis
Gopalakrishnan, Shyam; Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S.; Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín; Niemann, Jonas; Samaniego Castruita, Jose A.; Vieira, Filipe G.The evolutionary history of the wolf-like canids of the genus Canis has been heavily debated, especially regarding the number of distinct species and their relationships at the population and species level [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. We assembled a dataset of 48 resequenced genomes spanning all members of the genus Canis except the black-backed and side-striped jackals, encompassing the global diversity of seven extant...
Mitochondrial demographic history of the Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon...
Barros, Tânia; Gaubert, Philippe; Rocha, Rita; Bandeira, Vitor; Souto, Luis; Mira, António; Fonseca, CarlosDescribing the genetic patterns and the demographic history of expanding species is essential for providing insights into the processes linked with range dynamics. We analysed the mitochondrial diversity of the Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) across the Iberian Peninsula, where the species is currently expanding northwest. A total of 242 individuals were analysed, together with nine representatives from...
Genetic signature of the northward expansion of the Egyptian mongoose Herpestes...
Barros, Tânia; Ferreira, Eduardo; Rocha, Rita; Gaubert, Philippe; Bandeira, Victor; Souto, Luis; Mira, António; Fonseca, CarlosIn the last three decades, the range of the Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) has increased in the Iberian Peninsula. A panel of microsatellites was used to confront the patterns of genetic diversity of the species with the scenario of its recent northward expansion in its Iberian range. Evidence of substructure and significant genetic differentiation within the studied population were recorded, with a ce...
Tracing historical introductions in the Mediterranean Basin: the success story ...
Gaubert, Philippe; Del Cerro, Irene; Centeno-Cuadros, Alejandro; Palomares, Francisco; Fournier, Pascal; Fonseca, Carlos; Paillat, Jean-PaulThe successful introduction of the common genet (Genetta genetta) into Europe has been traditionally associated to the Muslim invasion of Iberia, although diverse evidence suggested an earlier arrival. In this study, we assessed genetic variation at 11 microsatellite loci in 199 individuals from the Mediterranean Basin and used approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) combining genotypes and published mitochondri...
Comparative phylogeography of two African carnivorans presumably introduced int...
Gaubert, Philippe; Machordom, Annie; Morales, Arturo; López-Bao, José Vicente; Veron, Géraldine; Amin, Mohammad; Barros, Tânia; Basuony, MohammadAim Natural processes of colonization and human-mediated introductions have shaped current patterns of biodiversity in the Mediterranean Basin. We use a comparative phylogeographic approach to investigate the genetic structure of Herpestes ichneumon and Genetta genetta (Carnivora) across the Strait of Gibraltar, and test for their supposedly contemporaneous introduction into Iberia. Location Mediterranean Basin...