Genetic evidence confirms the origin of the house mouse on sub-Antarctic Marion Island
Biological invasions and climate change are two of the largest threats to biodiversity, and this is especially true for island ecosystems that have largely evolved in isolation. The house mouse is considered to have been introduced to sub-Antarctic Marion Island by sealers in the early 1800s. It is...
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ftunstellenbosch:oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/11634 2023-05-15T13:54:33+02:00 Genetic evidence confirms the origin of the house mouse on sub-Antarctic Marion Island Jansen Van Vuuren B. Chown S.L. 2007 http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/11634 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-006-0188-4 unknown biological invasion climate change genetics introduced species island biogeography mitochondrial DNA rodent Indian Ocean Indian Ocean islands Marion Island Prince Edward Islands Mus musculus Mus musculus domesticus Article 2007 ftunstellenbosch https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-006-0188-4 2018-10-27T11:27:12Z Biological invasions and climate change are two of the largest threats to biodiversity, and this is especially true for island ecosystems that have largely evolved in isolation. The house mouse is considered to have been introduced to sub-Antarctic Marion Island by sealers in the early 1800s. It is currently widespread across the island and has a large impact on the indigenous biota. To date, little information is available on genetic aspects of biological invasions in the sub-Antarctic. Ten specimens of the house mouse were collected from two geographically separated localities on Marion Island. Sequences of the mitochondrial DNA control region revealed only two haplotypes, separated by a single site change. More importantly, these haplotypes are shared between the eastern and western side of Marion Island. By comparing our sequences to data available on GenBank, we provide evidence that house mice on Marion Island is Mus musculus domesticus (Rutty 1772), and most closely related to haplotypes characterizing this species from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and northern Germany. © 2006 Springer-Verlag. Article Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Marion Island Prince Edward Islands Stellenbosch University: SUNScholar Research Repository Antarctic Indian Polar Biology 30 3 327 332 |
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Biological invasions and climate change are two of the largest threats to biodiversity, and this is especially true for island ecosystems that have largely evolved in isolation. The house mouse is considered to have been introduced to sub-Antarctic Marion Island by sealers in the early 1800s. It is currently widespread across the island and has a large impact on the indigenous biota. To date, little information is available on genetic aspects of biological invasions in the sub-Antarctic. Ten specimens of the house mouse were collected from two geographically separated localities on Marion Island. Sequences of the mitochondrial DNA control region revealed only two haplotypes, separated by a single site change. More importantly, these haplotypes are shared between the eastern and western side of Marion Island. By comparing our sequences to data available on GenBank, we provide evidence that house mice on Marion Island is Mus musculus domesticus (Rutty 1772), and most closely related to haplotypes characterizing this species from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and northern Germany. © 2006 Springer-Verlag. Article |
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Genetic evidence confirms the origin of the house mouse on sub-Antarctic Marion Island |
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Genetic evidence confirms the origin of the house mouse on sub-Antarctic Marion Island |
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Genetic evidence confirms the origin of the house mouse on sub-Antarctic Marion Island |
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