Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx
Previous molecular studies of the wide-ranging Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx focused mainly on its northern Palearctic populations, with the consequence that the reconstruction of this species’ evolutionary history did not include genetic variation present in its southern Palearctic distribution. We sampl...
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ftunivcam:oai:www.repository.cam.ac.uk:1810/326565 2023-07-30T04:07:32+02:00 Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx Mengüllüoğlu, Deniz Ambarlı, Hüseyin Barlow, Axel Paijmans, Johanna L. A. Sayar, Ali Onur Emir, Hasan Kandemir, İrfan Hofer, Heribert Fickel, Jörns Förster, Daniel W. 2021-08-11T16:03:50Z text/xml application/zip application/pdf https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.74014 https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/326565 en eng MDPI Genes doi:10.17863/CAM.74014 https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/326565 mitogenome biogeography intraspecific variation Caucasian lynx Balkan lynx Himalayan lynx Anatolian refugium Article 2021 ftunivcam https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.74014 2023-07-10T22:22:05Z Previous molecular studies of the wide-ranging Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx focused mainly on its northern Palearctic populations, with the consequence that the reconstruction of this species’ evolutionary history did not include genetic variation present in its southern Palearctic distribution. We sampled a previously not considered Asian subspecies (L. l. dinniki), added published data from another Asian subspecies (L. l. isabellinus), and reassessed the Eurasian lynx mtDNA phylogeny along with previously published data from northern Palearctic populations. Our mitogenome-based analyses revealed the existence of three major clades (A: Central Asia, B: SE Europe/SW Asia, C: Europe and Northern Asia) and at least five lineages, with diversification in Lynx lynx commencing at least 28kyr earlier than hitherto estimated. The subspecies L. l. isabellinus harbors the most basal matriline, consistent with the origin of Lynx lynx in this subspecies’ current range. L. l. dinniki harbors the second most basal matriline, which is related to, and may be the source of, the mtDNA diversity of the critically endangered Balkan lynx L. l. balcanicus. Our results suggest that the Anatolian peninsula was a glacial refugium for Eurasian lynx, with previously unconsidered implications for the colonization of Europe by this species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lynx Lynx lynx lynx Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository |
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mitogenome biogeography intraspecific variation Caucasian lynx Balkan lynx Himalayan lynx Anatolian refugium Mengüllüoğlu, Deniz Ambarlı, Hüseyin Barlow, Axel Paijmans, Johanna L. A. Sayar, Ali Onur Emir, Hasan Kandemir, İrfan Hofer, Heribert Fickel, Jörns Förster, Daniel W. Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx |
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Previous molecular studies of the wide-ranging Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx focused mainly on its northern Palearctic populations, with the consequence that the reconstruction of this species’ evolutionary history did not include genetic variation present in its southern Palearctic distribution. We sampled a previously not considered Asian subspecies (L. l. dinniki), added published data from another Asian subspecies (L. l. isabellinus), and reassessed the Eurasian lynx mtDNA phylogeny along with previously published data from northern Palearctic populations. Our mitogenome-based analyses revealed the existence of three major clades (A: Central Asia, B: SE Europe/SW Asia, C: Europe and Northern Asia) and at least five lineages, with diversification in Lynx lynx commencing at least 28kyr earlier than hitherto estimated. The subspecies L. l. isabellinus harbors the most basal matriline, consistent with the origin of Lynx lynx in this subspecies’ current range. L. l. dinniki harbors the second most basal matriline, which is related to, and may be the source of, the mtDNA diversity of the critically endangered Balkan lynx L. l. balcanicus. Our results suggest that the Anatolian peninsula was a glacial refugium for Eurasian lynx, with previously unconsidered implications for the colonization of Europe by this species. |
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Mengüllüoğlu, Deniz Ambarlı, Hüseyin Barlow, Axel Paijmans, Johanna L. A. Sayar, Ali Onur Emir, Hasan Kandemir, İrfan Hofer, Heribert Fickel, Jörns Förster, Daniel W. |
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Mengüllüoğlu, Deniz Ambarlı, Hüseyin Barlow, Axel Paijmans, Johanna L. A. Sayar, Ali Onur Emir, Hasan Kandemir, İrfan Hofer, Heribert Fickel, Jörns Förster, Daniel W. |
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Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx |
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Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx |
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Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx |
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Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx |
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Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx |
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mitogenome phylogeny including data from additional subspecies provides new insights into the historical biogeography of the eurasian lynx lynx lynx |
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