Mitochondrial DNA Evidence Reveals Genetic Difference between Perny's Long-Nosed Squirrels in Taiwan and Asian Mainland
| Autor: | Hideki Endo, Tatsuo Oshida, Liang-Kong Lin, Junpei Kimura, Motoki Sasaki, Son Truong Nguyen, Nghia Xuan Nguyen, Dang Xuan Nguyen, Can Ngoc Dang, Shih-Wei Chang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Arboreal locomotion Belomys pearsonii Pleistocene Ecology Taiwan Biology biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences Dremomys pernyi 030104 developmental biology cytochrome b parasitic diseases Dremomys pernyi owstoni Animal Science and Zoology Mammal Mainland Endemism molecular phylogeny Petaurista alborufus |
| Zdroj: | Mammal Study. 42:111-116 |
| ISSN: | 1348-6160 1343-4152 |
| DOI: | 10.3106/041.042.0206 |
| Popis: | application/pdf Taiwan Island is thought to have formed around 6.0 million years ago, but, the formation of a 'proto-Taiwan' began around 9.0 million years ago. During the late Miocene, the proto-Taiwan is thought to have been a part of the Asian mainland. During the Pleistocene, Taiwan Island was again occasionally connected with the Asian mainland. Several mammal species migrated from the Asian mainland to Taiwan during Pleistocene glacial periods. Despite the connections between Taiwan and the Asian mainland, Taiwan has some endemic mammal species. Recent genetic evidence suggests that arboreal squirrels (Petaurista alborufus, P. philippensis, Belomys pearsonii, and Tamiops maritimus) adapted to Taiwan's mountainous forests are endemic species. Since these squirrels may have similarly evolved from separate ancestral stock in Taiwan, we investigated the phylogenetic relationship of Perny's long-nosed squirrel (Dremomys pernyi) from Taiwan and the Asian mainland by using mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences. The Taiwanese form was distantly related to the mainland form, showing deep genetic difference (10.18-10.88%). Therefore, D. pernyi could include at least two distinct species, with the Taiwanese form being a species endemic to Taiwan. |
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