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MATERNAL ANCESTRY OF THE RUTILUS ALBURNOIDES COMPLEX (TELEOSTEI, CYPRINIDAE) AS DETERMINED BY ANALYSIS OF CYTOCHROME b SEQUENCES
Author(s) -
Alves M. J.,
Coelho M. M.,
CollaresPereira M. J.,
Dowling T. E.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.84
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1558-5646
pISSN - 0014-3820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb01481.x
Subject(s) - biology , monophyly , sympatric speciation , rutilus , zoology , cytochrome b , cyprinidae , phylogenetic tree , range (aeronautics) , leuciscus , evolutionary biology , genetics , clade , gene , fishery , materials science , fish <actinopterygii> , composite material
Cytochrome b (cyt b ) sequences from specimens of the Rutilus alburnoides unisexual complex and five bisexual species were compared to examine hypotheses regarding the origin and maternal ancestry of this complex. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a monophyletic relationship among unisexuals and Leuciscus pyrenaicus , clearly identifying this species as the maternal ancestor. Considerable mtDNA diversity exists among R. alburnoides populations, with many localities exhibiting unique haplotypes. The topology recovered from analysis of cyt b variation among populations suggested that R. alburnoides is polyphyletically derived from their sympatric L. pyrenaicus populations, indicating that unisexual lineages have been generated through multiple hybridization events. Although much less abundant, R. alburnoides is present outside the range of L. pyrenaicus , suggesting that it may have dispersed from the Tejo drainage into the northern basins. In this region, Leuciscus carolitertii is most likely the sexual host for the unisexual complex.