Sistemática molecular, biogeografia e diversificação de Brucepattersonius (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae)

Brucepattersonius Hershkovitzcomprisesterrestrial and semi-fossorialcricetid rodents,which occupy forests and montanegrasslands in the Atlantic Forest of South America.Thegenuswas recently described(1998) and many aspects of its geographic distribution, phylogenetic relationships, and evolutionarypr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Dias, Dayse
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (riUfes)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufes.br:10/3862
Acceso en línea:http://repositorio.ufes.br/handle/10/3862
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Atlantic Forest
Climatic cycles
Phylogeography
Tropical mountains
Mata atlântica
Filogenia
Filogeografia
Biogeografia
Marcadores biológicos
Akodontini
montanhas tropicais
Zoologia
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Sumario:Brucepattersonius Hershkovitzcomprisesterrestrial and semi-fossorialcricetid rodents,which occupy forests and montanegrasslands in the Atlantic Forest of South America.Thegenuswas recently described(1998) and many aspects of its geographic distribution, phylogenetic relationships, and evolutionaryprocessesare still poorly known. In this study, we aimed to evaluate genetic diversity and the relationshipsof Brucepattersoniusand infer historical processes related to the genusdiversificationbased on phylogenetic hypothesis from afive loci matrix.Four distinct lineages were recovered:threewereassociated to species already named (Brucepattersonius griserufescens, Brucepattersonius soricinus, Brucepattersonius iheringi) and onewasnot attributedto any nominal formand it may represent a new species(Brucepattersoniussp.). Also, Brucepattersoniusigniventrisis apparently ajunior synonym of B. soricinus. Two supraspecific clades were recognized:(B. griserufescens+ Brucepattersoniussp.)distributed along southeastern,and (B. soricinus + B. iheringi),occurring both in southern andsoutheastern portionsof Atlantic Forest Biome.The diversification of this genus occurredmainly during Pliocene-Pleistocene and its evolutionary history appearsto be connectedtotopographic complexity, forest coverdistributionduringPleistocene climatic cycles,and neotectonic activity. Additionally, genetic data revealedidiosyncratic phylogeographic patterns for the species.Brucepattersoniusgriserufecensis relictual on the mountaintop of Caparaó National Park, comprising a small population subject to bottlenecksand founder effects. Brucepattersoniussoricinusand Brucepattersoniussp. showeda weak genetic structure associated to the topographic complexity of mountain areasinsoutheastern Brazil.Brucepattersoniusiheringishowedsignsof recent population expansions insouthern latitudes of the Atlantic Forest. Further investigations on Brucepattersoniusshould focus on the description of the newmolecularlineages and a better morphological diagnosisfor the otherspecies.