Genetic analysis of Iranian and Turkish red foxes (<i>Vulpes vulpes</i>) based on mitochondrial DNA (D-loop) sequences

Telcioğlu, Murat; İbiş, Osman; Aksöyek, Eren; Özcan, Servet; Moradi, Mohammad Hossein; Gürkan, Ömer Fİkret; Tez, Coşkun

doi:10.1080/03949370.2019.1639079

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“…This diversity also extends to the genetic diversity within these species. In addition to the Eurasian lynx, for which multiple lineages and haplotypes are present in Anatolia, previous studies have demonstrated that Anatolia harbors extensive intraspecific diversity in many other terrestrial mammals, among them the brown bear [15], the gray wolf [72], the red fox [73], the marbled polecat [74], the stone marten [34], the ground squirrel [75], the brown hare [69,70], and the house mouse [76]. Molecular genetic studies of taxa in Anatolia thus provide valuable information about how biodiversity is generated and maintained in many species, as well as providing a framework to address current conservation needs for a host of threatened and endangered species (e.g., mountain and sand gazelles [77], leopard [78]).…”

Section: Anatolia As a Hotspot Of Diversitymentioning

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Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx

Mengüllüoğlu

Ambarlı

Barlow

et al. 2021

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Previous molecular studies of the wide-ranging Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx focused mainly on its northern Palearctic populations, with the consequence that the reconstruction of this species’ evolutionary history did not include genetic variation present in its southern Palearctic distribution. We sampled a previously not considered Asian subspecies (L. l. dinniki), added published data from another Asian subspecies (L. l. isabellinus), and reassessed the Eurasian lynx mtDNA phylogeny along with previously published data from northern Palearctic populations. Our mitogenome-based analyses revealed the existence of three major clades (A: Central Asia, B: SE Europe/SW Asia, C: Europe and Northern Asia) and at least five lineages, with diversification in Lynx lynx commencing at least 28kyr earlier than hitherto estimated. The subspecies L. l. isabellinus harbors the most basal matriline, consistent with the origin of Lynx lynx in this subspecies’ current range. L. l. dinniki harbors the second most basal matriline, which is related to, and may be the source of, the mtDNA diversity of the critically endangered Balkan lynx L. l. balcanicus. Our results suggest that the Anatolian peninsula was a glacial refugium for Eurasian lynx, with previously unconsidered implications for the colonization of Europe by this species.

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Section: Anatolia As a Hotspot Of Diversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx

Mengüllüoğlu

Ambarlı

Barlow

et al. 2021

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Complex geohistory of continental islands advanced allopatric evolution even for the highly dispersive generalist red fox (Vulpes vulpes): multiple phylogenetic groups in the Japanese Archipelago

Watanabe,

Yamazaki

2024

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

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The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) plays a key role as an apex-generalist predator in terrestrial ecosystems. We estimated the phylogeographic structure, time to most recent common ancestor (tMRCA), and demographic dynamics based on the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b gene and partial D-loop region sequences of 182 red foxes in the Japanese Archipelago, and discussed the geohistory and biotic interactions that influenced them. The Hondo red fox (Vulpes vulpes japonica), distributed on Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu islands, was supported as a monophyletic group. The tMRCA of the Hondo clade was ~0.148 (95% highest posterior density: 0.236–0.080) Ma. The Hondo clade diverged into two subclades, and each was roughly distributed on the eastern or western area of the Japanese Archipelago. The effective population size of the Hondo red fox remained nearly constant until ~0.03–0.02 Ma; thereafter, it grew ~10-fold. The Kita red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki) distributed on Hokkaido Island formed a polyphyletic group, not including the Hondo clade. The completely different phylogenetic structures of the Hondo and Kita red fox indicate that they have independent evolutionary backgrounds. These findings provide crucial insights into the formation mechanisms of diversity and endemism of mammals on continental islands.

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Genetic variation in Zfy final intron region on Y-chromosome of Canis aureus, Canis lupus and Vulpes vulpes and sex-determination for samples of three canid species

GÜRKAN¹,

İbiş²,

ÖZCAN³

et al. 2023

Turkish Journal of Biodiversity

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The proportion of females and males in the wild can be a result of past ecological impacts on mammalian populations, and it can offer valuable insights into the evolutionary history, demographics, and behavior of mammalian species. We aimed to determine sex of road-killed samples belonging to three canid species (Canis aureus, C. lupus and Vulpes vulpes from Türkiye, and V. vulpes from Iran), and to reveal whether there was genetic variation within and among three species by sequencing the Zfy final intron region on Y–chromosome. When sex-determination testing was performed on 109 canid samples using a specific primer pair for the Zfx and Zfy genes, two specific DNA bands were detected in males while one DNA band was detected in females. The ratio of males was relatively lower than females. This indicated that there were clearly differences between females and males in terms of the band patterns. We also sequenced partially the Zfy final intron region for V. vulpes, C. aureus and C. lupus; 539 bp, 546 bp and 562 bp, respectively. When analyzed together the partial Zfy sequences, there was no variation among the sequences of each canid species and no haplotype was shared among three species. No phylogeographic structure was observed for each species throughout the sampling areas due to the partial Zfy final intron region highly being conserved. This might be resulted from gene flow due to an extensive male-biased dispersal presumably have homogenized the genetic variation in the Y–chromosome throughout the distributional areas of the canid species. In phylogenetic tree, the Canis species were clustered together and the Vulpes species were grouped in basale position and this was compatible with previous studies.

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Genetic analysis of Iranian and Turkish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) based on mitochondrial DNA (D-loop) sequences

Cited by 3 publications

References 49 publications

Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx

Mitogenome Phylogeny Including Data from Additional Subspecies Provides New Insights into the Historical Biogeography of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx

Complex geohistory of continental islands advanced allopatric evolution even for the highly dispersive generalist red fox (Vulpes vulpes): multiple phylogenetic groups in the Japanese Archipelago

Genetic variation in Zfy final intron region on Y-chromosome of Canis aureus, Canis lupus and Vulpes vulpes and sex-determination for samples of three canid species

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