Molecular systematics of Batrachoseps (Caudata, Plethodontidae) in southern California and Baja California: Mitochondrial-nuclear DNA discordance and the evolutionary history of B. major

The phylogenetic relationship, biogeography, and evolutionary history of closely related two firefly species,Curtos costipennisandC. okinawanus, distributed in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan were examined based on nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial (2.2 kb long) and nuclear (1.1-1.2 kb long) DNAs. In these analyses, individuals were divided among three genetically distinct local groups,C. costipennisin the Amami region,C. okinawanusin the Okinawa region, andC. costipennisin the Sakishima region. Their mtDNA sequences suggested that ancestralC. costipennispopulation was first separated between the Central and Southern Ryukyu areas, and the northern half was then subdivided betweenC. costipennisin the Amami andC. okinawanusin the Okinawa. The application of the molecular evolutionary clocks of coleopteran insects indicated that their vicariance occurred 1.0–1.4 million years ago, suggesting the influence of submergence and subdivision of a paleopeninsula extending between the Ryukyu Islands and continental China through Taiwan in the early Pleistocene.

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The evolutionary history of the order Antipatharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) as inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA: implications for black coral taxonomy and systematics

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society ◽

10.1111/zoj.12060 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 169 (2) ◽

pp. 312-361 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Mercer R. Brugler ◽

Dennis M. Opresko ◽

Scott C. France

Keyword(s):

Evolutionary History ◽

Nuclear Dna ◽

Black Coral ◽

History Of

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Inferring the evolutionary history of IndianPlasmodium vivaxfrom population genetic analyses of multilocus nuclear DNA fragments

Molecular Ecology ◽

10.1111/j.1365-294x.2012.05480.x ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 21 (7) ◽

pp. 1597-1616 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

BHAVNA GUPTA ◽

NALINI SRIVASTAVA ◽

APARUP DAS

Keyword(s):

Population Genetic ◽

Evolutionary History ◽

Nuclear Dna ◽

Dna Fragments ◽

Genetic Analyses ◽

History Of ◽

Population Genetic Analyses

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Molecular systematics and evolutionary history of catenotaeniid cestodes (Cyclophyllidea)

Zoologica Scripta ◽

10.1111/zsc.12272 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 47 (2) ◽

pp. 221-230 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Voitto Haukisalmi ◽

Alexis Ribas ◽

Kerstin Junker ◽

Andrea Spickett ◽

Sonja Matthee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Molecular Systematics ◽

Evolutionary History ◽

History Of

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Molecular Systematics and Evolutionary History of Akalats (Genus Sheppardia): A Pre-Pleistocene Radiation in a Group of African Forest Birds

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ◽

10.1006/mpev.2000.0862 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 74-83 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

Michael S. Roy ◽

Renate Sponer ◽

Jon Fjeldså

Keyword(s):

Molecular Systematics ◽

Evolutionary History ◽

Forest Birds ◽

History Of

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A BRIEF REVISION OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICAN SPECIES OF MEGASOMA (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE)

The Canadian Entomologist ◽

10.4039/ent104765-5 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 104 (5) ◽

pp. 765-777 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Alan R. Hardy

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Central America ◽

Southern California ◽

Baja California ◽

Central American ◽

The North ◽

Taxonomic History ◽

History Of ◽

Three New Species ◽

Central American Species

AbstractThe genus Megasoma Kirby as it occurs in North and Central America is discussed, and the taxonomic history of this group in this area is reviewed. A key is presented to aid in the separation of the 10 forms currently known from these areas, as well as one species that may be taken in the future. Each species is illustrated and discussed. Three new species, Megasoma sleeperi from Southern California, Megasoma cedrosa from Central Baja California, and Megasoma lecontei from Southern Baja California, are described.

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