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Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography of European hedgehogs
Author(s) -
SANTUCCI F.,
EMERSON B. C.,
HEWITT G. M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
molecular ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.619
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1365-294X
pISSN - 0962-1083
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00436.x
Subject(s) - biology , erinaceus , mitochondrial dna , phylogeography , clade , maximum parsimony , cytochrome b , genetic divergence , evolutionary biology , divergence (linguistics) , hedgehog , phylogenetics , zoology , genetics , gene , genetic diversity , population , linguistics , philosophy , demography , sociology
European hedgehog populations belonging to Erinaceus europaeus and E . concolor have been investigated by mitochondrial DNA analysis. A 383 bp fragment of the cytochrome b gene has been sequenced and maximum parsimony and neighbour‐joining trees of Tamura–Nei genetic distance values have been constructed. Similar topologies have been produced by both methods, showing a deep divergence between E . europaeus and E . concolor and a further subdivision of each species into a western and an eastern clade. A comparison with previously published allozyme data is made, and concordant and discordant patterns are discussed. The influence of Pleistocene glaciations on the observed pattern of divergence is inferred.