Nuclear DNA from old collections of avian study skins reveals the evolutionary history of the Old World suboscines (Aves, Passeriformes)

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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Phylogeny and evolutionary history of hystricognathous rodents from the Old World during the Tertiary: new insights into the emergence of modern “phiomorph” families

Evolution of the Rodents ◽

10.1017/cbo9781107360150.005 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 87-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Franck Barbière ◽

Laurent Marivaux

Keyword(s):

Evolutionary History ◽

Old World ◽

History Of

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The genus Capsicum (Solanaceae) in Africa

Bothalia ◽

10.4102/abc.v14i3/4.1252 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 14 (3/4) ◽

pp. 845-848 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

W. H. Eshbaugh

Keyword(s):

Wild Species ◽

Evolutionary History ◽

New World ◽

Slave Trade ◽

Old World ◽

Trade Routes ◽

Local Phenomenon ◽

History Of ◽

Genus Capsicum ◽

Large Acreage

The genus Capsicum (Solanaceae) includes approximately 20 wild species and 4-5 domesticated taxa commonly referred to as ‘chilies’ or ‘peppers’. The pre-Colombian distribution of the genus was New World. The evolutionary history of the genus is now envisaged as including three distinct lines leading to the domesticated taxa. The route of Capsicum to the Old World is thought to have followed three different courses. First, explorers introduced it to Europe with secondary introduction into Africa via further exploratory expeditions; second, botanical gardens played a major role in introduction; and third, introduction followed the slave trade routes. Today, pepper production in Africa is of two types, vegetable and spice. Statistical profiles on production are difficult to interpret, but the data available indicate that Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia and Ghana are the leading producers. Production is mainly a local phenomenon and large acreage is seldom devoted to the growing of peppers. The primary peppers in Africa are C. annuum and C. frutescens.

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Old World and New World Phasmatodea: Phylogenomics Resolve the Evolutionary History of Stick and Leaf Insects

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution ◽

10.3389/fevo.2019.00345 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Sabrina Simon ◽

Harald Letsch ◽

Sarah Bank ◽

Thomas R. Buckley ◽

Alexander Donath ◽

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Keyword(s):

Evolutionary History ◽

New World ◽

Old World ◽

History Of

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Papio cynocephalus Endogenous Retrovirus among Old World Monkeys: Evidence for Coevolution and Ancient Cross-Species Transmissions

Journal of Virology ◽

10.1128/jvi.74.3.1578-1586.2000 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 74 (3) ◽

pp. 1578-1586 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Rui Mang ◽

Jolanda Maas ◽

Antoinette C. van der Kuyl ◽

Jaap Goudsmit

Keyword(s):

Evolutionary History ◽

Germ Line ◽

Purifying Selection ◽

Endogenous Retrovirus ◽

New World Monkeys ◽

Papio Cynocephalus ◽

Genetic Characteristics ◽

Old World ◽

Colobus Badius ◽

History Of

ABSTRACT To study the evolutionary history of Papio cynocephalus endogenous retrovirus (PcEV), we analyzed the distribution and genetic characteristics of PcEV among 17 different species of primates. The viral pol-env and long terminal repeat and untranslated region (LTR-UTR) sequences could be recovered from all Old World species of the papionin tribe, which includes baboons, macaques, geladas, and mangabeys, but not from the New World monkeys and hominoids we tested. The Old World genera Cercopithecus andMiopithecus hosted either a PcEV variant with an incomplete genome or a virus with substantial mismatches in the LTR-UTR. A complete PcEV was found in the genome of Colobus guereza—but not in Colobus badius—with a copy number of 44 to 61 per diploid genome, comparable to that seen in papionins, and with a sequence most closely related to a virus of the papionin tribe. Analysis of evolutionary distances among PcEV sequences for synonymous and nonsynonymous sites indicated that purifying selection was operational during PcEV evolution. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that possibly two subtypes of PcEV entered the germ line of a common ancestor of the papionins and subsequently coevolved with their hosts. One strain of PcEV was apparently transmitted from a papionin ancestor to an ancestor of the central African lowland C. guereza.

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