Guo, Peng, Liu, Qin, Zhu, Fei, Zhong, Guang H., Chen, Xin, Myers, Edward A., Che, Jing, Zhang, Liang, Ziegler, Thomas, Nguyen, Truong Q. and Burbrink, Frank T. (2016). Complex longitudinal diversification across South China and Vietnam in Stejneger's pit viper, Viridovipera stejnegeri (Schmidt, 1925) (Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperidae). Mol. Ecol., 25 (12). S. 2920 - 2937. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1365-294X

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Abstract

Viridovipera stejnegeri is one of the most common pit vipers in Asia, with a wide distribution in southern China and Vietnam. We investigated historical demography and explored how the environment and climatic factors have shaped genetic diversity and the evolutionary history of this venomous snake. A total of 171 samples from 47 localities were sequenced and analysed for two mitochondrial gene fragments and three nuclear genes. Gene trees reveal the existence of two well-supported clades (Southwest China and Southeast China) with seven distinct and strongly supported, geographically structured subclades within V. stejnegeri. Estimation of divergence time and ancestral area suggests that V. stejnegeri originated at similar to 6.0 Ma in the late Miocene on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The estimated date of origin and divergence of the island populations of Taiwan and Hainan closely matches the geological origin of the both islands. The mtDNA gene tree reveals the presence of west-east diversification in V. stejnegeri populations. Complex orogenesis and heterogeneous habitats, as well as climate-mediated habitat differentiation including glacial cycles, all have influenced population structure and the distribution of this taxon. The validity of V. stejnegeri chenbihuii is questionable, and this subspecies most probably represents an invalid taxon.

Item Type: Journal Article
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Guo, PengUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Liu, QinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zhu, FeiUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zhong, Guang H.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Chen, XinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Myers, Edward A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Che, JingUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zhang, LiangUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ziegler, ThomasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Nguyen, Truong Q.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Burbrink, Frank T.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-273185
DOI: 10.1111/mec.13658
Journal or Publication Title: Mol. Ecol.
Volume: 25
Number: 12
Page Range: S. 2920 - 2937
Date: 2016
Publisher: WILEY
Place of Publication: HOBOKEN
ISSN: 1365-294X
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
PLEISTOCENE CLIMATIC FLUCTUATIONS; BAYESIAN PHYLOGENETIC INFERENCE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; GENETIC-STRUCTURE; HISTORICAL DEMOGRAPHY; SPECIES DELIMITATION; POPULATION-STRUCTURE; STATISTICAL-METHOD; DNA; EVOLUTIONARYMultiple languages
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Ecology; Evolutionary BiologyMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/27318

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