Philippe Gaubert, Riddhi P. Patel, Geraldine Veron, Steven M. Goodman, Maraike Willsch, Raquel Vasconcelos, Andre Lourenco, Marie Sigaud, Fabienne Justy, Bheem Dutt Joshi, Jörns Fickel, Andreas Wilting
- The biogeographic dynamics affecting the Indian subcontinent, East and Southeast Asia during the Plio-Pleistocene has generated complex biodiversity patterns. We assessed the molecular biogeography of the small Indian civet (Viverricula indica) through mitogenome and cytochrome b + control region sequencing of 89 historical and modern samples to (1) establish a time-calibrated phylogeography across the species’ native range and (2) test introduction scenarios to western Indian Ocean islands. Bayesian phylogenetic analyses identified 3 geographic lineages (East Asia, sister-group to Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent + northern Indochina) diverging 3.2–2.3 million years ago (Mya), with no clear signature of past demographic expansion. Within Southeast Asia, Balinese populations separated from the rest 2.6–1.3 Mya. Western Indian Ocean populations were assigned to the Indian subcontinent + northern Indochina lineage and had the lowest mitochondrial diversity. Approximate Bayesian computation did not distinguish between singleThe biogeographic dynamics affecting the Indian subcontinent, East and Southeast Asia during the Plio-Pleistocene has generated complex biodiversity patterns. We assessed the molecular biogeography of the small Indian civet (Viverricula indica) through mitogenome and cytochrome b + control region sequencing of 89 historical and modern samples to (1) establish a time-calibrated phylogeography across the species’ native range and (2) test introduction scenarios to western Indian Ocean islands. Bayesian phylogenetic analyses identified 3 geographic lineages (East Asia, sister-group to Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent + northern Indochina) diverging 3.2–2.3 million years ago (Mya), with no clear signature of past demographic expansion. Within Southeast Asia, Balinese populations separated from the rest 2.6–1.3 Mya. Western Indian Ocean populations were assigned to the Indian subcontinent + northern Indochina lineage and had the lowest mitochondrial diversity. Approximate Bayesian computation did not distinguish between single versus multiple introduction scenarios. The early diversification of the small Indian civet was likely shaped by humid periods in the Late Pliocene–Early Pleistocene that created evergreen rainforest barriers, generating areas of intra-specific endemism in the Indian subcontinent, East, and Southeast Asia. Later, Pleistocene dispersals through drier conditions in South and Southeast Asia were likely, giving rise to the species’ current natural distribution. Our molecular data supported the delineation of only 4 subspecies in V. indica, including an endemic Balinese lineage. Our study also highlighted the influence of prefirst millennium AD introductions to western Indian Ocean islands, with Indian and/or Arab traders probably introducing the species for its civet oil.…
MetadatenAuthor details: | Philippe GaubertORCiD, Riddhi P. Patel, Geraldine Veron, Steven M. Goodman, Maraike Willsch, Raquel Vasconcelos, Andre LourencoORCiD, Marie Sigaud, Fabienne Justy, Bheem Dutt Joshi, Jörns FickelORCiDGND, Andreas Wilting |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esw085 |
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ISSN: | 0022-1503 |
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ISSN: | 1465-7333 |
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Pubmed ID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27940474 |
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Title of parent work (English): | The journal of heredity : official journal of the American Genetic Association |
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Publisher: | Oxford Univ. Press |
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Place of publishing: | Cary |
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Publication type: | Article |
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Language: | English |
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Date of first publication: | 2016/12/10 |
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Publication year: | 2016 |
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Release date: | 2022/06/07 |
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Tag: | Asia; Plio-Pleistocene; Viverridae; biogeography; civet oil; mtDNA |
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Volume: | 108 |
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Number of pages: | 10 |
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First page: | 270 |
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Last Page: | 279 |
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Funding institution: | "Consortium National de Recherche en Genomique" of MNHN; "Service de Systematique Moleculaire" of MNHN [UMS CNRS 2700]; German Research Foundation (DFG) [Fi-698/5-1]; Leibniz-Association [SAW-2013-IZW-2]; Action Transversale du Museum "Biodiversite actuelle et fossile" (MNHN); Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia [SFRH/BPD/79913/2011, PD/BD/106060/2015]; European Social Fund; Human Potential Operational Programme, POPH/FSE |
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Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Biochemie und Biologie |
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DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie |
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Peer review: | Referiert |
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Publishing method: | Open Access / Bronze Open-Access |
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