Phylogeographic structure of the pygmy shrew: revisiting the roles of southern and northern refugia in Europe

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Vega, Rodrigo, McDevitt, Allan D, Stojak, Joanna, Mishta, Alina, Wójcik, Jan M, Kryštufek, Boris and Searle, Jeremy B 2020. Phylogeographic structure of the pygmy shrew: revisiting the roles of southern and northern refugia in Europe. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 129 (4), pp. 901-917. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blz209
AuthorsVega, Rodrigo, McDevitt, Allan D, Stojak, Joanna, Mishta, Alina, Wójcik, Jan M, Kryštufek, Boris and Searle, Jeremy B
AbstractSouthern and northern glacial refugia are considered paradigms that explain the complex phylogeographical patterns and processes of European biota. Here, we provide a revisited statistical phylogeographical analysis of the pygmy shrew Sorex minutus Linnaeus, 1766 (Eulipotyphla, Soricidae), examining its genetic diversity, genetic differentiation and demographic history in the Mediterranean peninsulas and in Western and Central Europe. The results showed support for genetically distinct and diverse phylogeographical groups consistent with southern and northern glacial refugia, as expected from previous studies. We also identified geographical barriers concordant with glaciated mountain ranges during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), early diversification events dated between the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene for the main phylogeographical groups, and recent (post-LGM) patterns of demographic expansions. This study is the most comprehensive investigation of this species to date, and the results have implications for the conservation of intraspecific diversity and the preservation of the evolutionary potential of S. minutus.
KeywordsEcology ; Evolution; Behavior and systematics; Shrews; Refugia
Year2020
JournalBiological Journal of the Linnean Society
Journal citation129 (4), pp. 901-917
PublisherOxford University Press
ISSN0024-4066
1095-8312
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blz209
Official URLhttps://doi.org/10.1101/819912
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Online13 Feb 2020
Print28 Mar 2020
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Accepted23 Dec 2019
Deposited20 Jan 2020
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