Taxonomic relationships among Phenacomys voles as inferred by cytochrome b
Journal of Mammalogy
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Abstract
Taxonomic relationships among red tree voles (Phenacomys longicaudus longicaudus, P. l. silvicola), the Sonoma tree vole (P. pomo), the white-footed vole (P. albipes), and the heather vole (P. intermedius) were examined using 664 base pairs of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. Results indicate specific differences among red tree voles, Sonoma tree voles, white-footed voles, and heather voles, but no clear difference between the 2 Oregon subspecies of red tree voles (P. l. longicaudus and P. l. silvicola). Our data further indicated a close relationship between tree voles and albipes, validating inclusion of albipes in the subgenus Arborimus. These 3 congeners shared a closer relationship to P. intermedius than to other arvicolids. A moderate association between porno and albipes was indicated by maximum parsimony and neighbor-joining phylogenetic analyses. Molecular clock estimates suggest a Pleistocene radiation of the Arborimus clade, which is concordant with pulses of diversification observed in other murid rodents. The generic rank of Arborimus is subject to interpretation of data.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Taxonomic relationships among Phenacomys voles as inferred by cytochrome b |
| Series title | Journal of Mammalogy |
| DOI | 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)086<0201:TRAPVA>2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Oxford Academic |
| Contributing office(s) | Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 201 |
| Last page | 210 |
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