Mitochondrial phylogeography of Rana (Pelophylax) populations in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

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Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 44: 115 (2007)
 P Lymberakis   N Poulakakis   G Manthalou   C S Tsigenopoulos   A Magoulas   M Mylonas 

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 Rana   Pelophylax   Phylogeny   Phylogeography   Cytochrome b   16S rRNA   East Mediterranean 

Phylogenetic relationships in the western fraction of Rana (Pelophylax) have not been resolved till now, even though several works have been devoted to the subject. Here, we infer phylogenetic relationships among the species distributed in the area of the Eastern Mediterranean, comparing partial mitochondrial DNA sequences for the cytochrome b and 16S rRNA genes. The obtained molecular data clearly indicate that Western Palearctic water frogs underwent a basal radiation into at least 3 major lineages (the perezi, the lessonae, and the rindibunda/bedriagae lineages) advocating an upper Miocene speciation. Moreover, we consider that within the rindibunda/bedriagae lineage, R. (P.) ridibunda, R. (P.) epeirotica, R. (P.) cretensis, R. (P.) bedriagae, R. (P.) cerigensis and R. (P.) kurtmuelleri were differentiated from a common ancestor through a series of vicariant and dispersal events, during the last 5Mya, even though the specific rank of some taxa may be questionable, such as R. cerigensis in respect with R. bedriagae and R. kurtmuelleri in respect with R. ridibunda.

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Taxon/gene matrix

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Features

Sequence features (such as genes) in this study

 cytb   cytochrome b   16S ribosomal RNA   t(14;18) direct breakpoint BCL-2/JH6 gene fusion   gyrB   gyrase B 

Taxa

Taxa sequenced in thius study

 Rana kurtmuelleri   Rana ridibunda   Rana bedriagae   Rana cerigensis   Homo sapiens   Rana cretensis   Rana epeirotica   Rana saharica   Rana lessonae   Helicobacter pylori   Rana esculenta   Rana perezi   Rana nigromaculata   Rana fukienensis   Rana plancyi   Rana porosa brevipoda   Rana porosa porosa   Rana catesbeiana 

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