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MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
卷 49, 期 1, 页码 318-326出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.07.020
关键词
Andrias; Cryptobranchidae; Giant salamander; Phylogeny; Reduced variation; Taxonomy
资金
- Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan [11640697, 20510215]
- Environment Agency of Japan (now the Ministry of Environment)
- Foundation of River and Watershed Environment Management
- Japan Water Agency
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [20510215, 11640697] Funding Source: KAKEN
The phylogenetic relationships among 46 samples from 27 populations of the Japanese giant salamander, Andrias japonicus and its congener, A. davidianus from China was investigated, using 3664 bp sequences of the mitochondrial genes NADH1, NADH3, cyt b and CR, partial NADH6 and intervening genes. In phylogenetic trees constructed by MP, ML, and Bayesian methods, the family Cryptobranchidae and the genus Andrias both form monophyletic groups. Japanese A. japonicus and Chinese A. davidianus are sister taxa and can be regarded as separate species despite a small degree of genetic differentiation. Andrias japonicus is divided into central and western clades, but the phylogenetic relationships within the latter clade are unresolved. As peviously reported from allozyme analyses A. japonicus exhibits little genetic differrention, in strong contrast to salamanders of the genus Hynobius with which their distributions overlap. This reduced genetic variability in A. japonicus is attributable to a unique mating system of polygyny, delayed sexual maturity, notable longevity, life in a stable aquatic environment, and gigantism, as well as bottleneck effects following habitat fragmentation and extinction of local populations during Quaternary glaciations. The species is thus susceptible to extinction by potential environmental fluctuations, and requires extensive conservation measures. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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