Genetic variations of Turkish bank vole, Myodes glareolus (Mammalia: Rodentia) inferred from mtDNA
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Date
2016
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Publisher
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
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info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
Abstract
The bank vole, Myodes glareolus, lives in deciduous forests throughout the Palearctic region. In Turkey, this species is distributed only in northern Anatolia (the Black Sea region) where these forests exist. This study reveals genetic differentiation among bank vole populations based on two regions of mitochondrial DNA (cytochrome b and D-loop). Populations in northern Anatolia are divided into two genetic lineages (the “eastern” and “western Black Sea” lineages) by the Kızılırmak Valley. While the western Black Sea lineage is close to the Balkan lineage, in accordance with their geographical proximities, surprisingly, the Uludag lineage, also situated in Western Turkey appears related to the eastern Black Sea population. The divergence time analyses suggest a separation between the Balkan and Turkish groups around 0.26 Mya, whereas the split between the eastern and western Black sea lineages appeared a little bit later (0.20 Mya). Our results suggest that regional refuges existed for this species in Turkey and that small-scale habitat fragmentations led to genetic differentiations between Myodes populations. © 2015 Taylor & Francis.
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PubMed ID: 26540489
Keywords
Cytochrome b, D-loop, mtDNA, Myodes Glareolus, Turkey
Journal or Series
Mitochondrial DNA Part A: DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis
WoS Q Value
N/A
Scopus Q Value
Q3
Volume
27
Issue
6
