Molecular phylogenetics and historical biogeography of Rhinolophus bats

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dc.contributor.authorStoffberg S.
dc.contributor.authorJacobs D.S.
dc.contributor.authorMackie I.J.
dc.contributor.authorMatthee C.A.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:57:19Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:57:19Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe phylogenetic relationships within the horseshoe bats (genus Rhinolophus) are poorly resolved, particularly at deeper levels within the tree. We present a better-resolved phylogenetic hypothesis for 30 rhinolophid species based on parsimony and Bayesian analyses of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene and three nuclear introns (TG, THY and PRKC1). Strong support was found for the existence of two geographic clades within the monophyletic Rhinolophidae: an African group and an Oriental assemblage. The relaxed Bayesian clock method indicated that the two rhinolophid clades diverged approximately 35 million years ago and results from Dispersal Vicariance (DIVA) analysis suggest that the horseshoe bats arose in Asia and subsequently dispersed into Europe and Africa. © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationMolecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
dc.identifier.citation54
dc.identifier.citation1
dc.identifier.issn10557903
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.ympev.2009.09.021
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10336
dc.subjectmitochondrial DNA
dc.subjectanimal
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectbat
dc.subjectBayes theorem
dc.subjectclassification
dc.subjectDNA sequence
dc.subjectgenetics
dc.subjectgeography
dc.subjectintron
dc.subjectmolecular evolution
dc.subjectphylogeny
dc.subjectsequence alignment
dc.subjectspecies differentiation
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectBayes Theorem
dc.subjectChiroptera
dc.subjectDNA, Mitochondrial
dc.subjectEvolution, Molecular
dc.subjectGenetic Speciation
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subjectIntrons
dc.subjectPhylogeny
dc.subjectSequence Alignment
dc.subjectSequence Analysis, DNA
dc.subjectRhinolophidae
dc.subjectRhinolophus
dc.titleMolecular phylogenetics and historical biogeography of Rhinolophus bats
dc.typeArticle
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