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On the origin and systematics of the northern African wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) populations: a comparative study of mtDNA restriction patterns
Libois, Roland; Michaux, Johan; Ramalhinho, M. G. et al.
2001In Canadian Journal of Zoology, 79 (8), p. 1503-1511
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Abstract :
[en] Conflicting hypotheses have been formulated regarding the origin of wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) populations in northern Africa. In this study, the mtDNA restriction patterns of mice (n = 28) collected in Tunisia and Morocco are compared with those of representatives from southern Europe (n = 102). The neighbour-joining tree confirms the existence of the three lineages previously found in the Mediterranean area: western, Tyrrhenian-Balkan, and Sicilian. The western group is isolated from the two others, with bootstrap values of 89 and 95%. Northern African patterns are included in the western group. Their variability is low, the same pattern being shared by five Tunisian and all Moroccan animals (n = 18), caught either in the north of the country (Cap Spartel) or in the south (Marrakech). This implies that northern African wood mouse populations have a southwestern European origin and that their presence in the region is probably recent, which corresponds to both paleontological data and the hypothesis of anthropogenic introduction.
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Libois, Roland ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Zoogéographie - Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement
Michaux, Johan  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Génétique
Ramalhinho, M. G.
Maurois, Céline ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Centre d'oncologie
Sara, M.
Language :
English
Title :
On the origin and systematics of the northern African wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) populations: a comparative study of mtDNA restriction patterns
Publication date :
2001
Journal title :
Canadian Journal of Zoology
ISSN :
0008-4301
eISSN :
1480-3283
Publisher :
NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Canada
Volume :
79
Issue :
8
Pages :
1503-1511
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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