Original title:
Phylogeny of Grey-bellied Pygmy Mouse (\kur{Mus triton}) complex
Authors:
KRÁSOVÁ, Jarmila Document type: Master’s theses
Year:
2014
Language:
eng Abstract:
The Grey-bellied Pygmy Mouse (Mus triton) has been for a long time considered as a single species, although validity of the single species status was questioned. In order to revise current taxonomy of M. triton, I analyzed sequences of one mitochondrial (cytochrome b) and two nuclear genes (IRBP and Intron 7 of the fibrinogen) from specimens collected across the most of its known distributional range. Four well-supported phylogroups at species level, differentiated during the Plio-Pleistocene, were evidenced. Divergence dating suggests that the diversification of "triton" species complex was likely caused by Plio-Pleistocene climatic oscillations together with highly diverse topography of Eastern Africa
Keywords:
Eastern Africa; Mus triton; Nannomys; phylogeny; taxonomy Citation: KRÁSOVÁ, Jarmila. Phylogeny of Grey-bellied Pygmy Mouse (\kur{Mus triton}) complex. České Budějovice, 2014. diplomová práce (Mgr.). JIHOČESKÁ UNIVERZITA V ČESKÝCH BUDĚJOVICÍCH. Přírodovědecká fakulta
Institution: University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
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Document availability information: Fulltext is available in the Digital Repository of University of South Bohemia. Original record: http://www.jcu.cz/vskp/30206