The Rufous Sengi is not Elephantulus-Multilocus reconstruction of evolutionary history of sengis from the subfamily Macroscelidinae
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60076658%3A12310%2F21%3A43902887" target="_blank" >RIV/60076658:12310/21:43902887 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/68081766:_____/21:00541401 RIV/00216224:14310/21:00121561
Result on the web
<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jzs.12460" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jzs.12460</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12460" target="_blank" >10.1111/jzs.12460</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Rufous Sengi is not Elephantulus-Multilocus reconstruction of evolutionary history of sengis from the subfamily Macroscelidinae
Original language description
The evolutionary history of sengis (Macroscelidea), an order of Afrotheria, has been studied in last decades by molecular phylogenetic approaches. These studies proposed an evolutionary scenario for this group of mammals and, surprisingly, revealed the presence of two new genera, delimited and described in the last five years. However, most research has relied solely upon samples from Southern Africa, while the genetic information from East Africa and the Zambezian region was only fragmentary. Here, we provide the most complete multilocus phylogeny of the subfamily Macroscelidinae, using new material mainly from eastern Africa, Zambia, and Angola. In agreement with previous studies, we confirmed the presence of two major radiations in the group, corresponding to recently defined tribes Macroscelidini and Elephantulini. Contrary to previous studies, however, we provide clear genetic evidence that the widespread East African Rufous Sengi (Elephantulus rufescens) belongs to the recently delimited genus Galegeeska. This finding is in agreement with morphological traits and with general biogeographical patterns in sub-Saharan Africa. Revised divergence dating using a multispecies coalescent approach revealed much younger splits in Macroscelidea, compared with previous studies, with a majority of recent species appearing in the Plio-Pleistocene. The genus Galegeeska thus represents a typical mammalian genus of the Somali-Masai bioregion and its current diversity (at least two recognized species, G. revoilii and G. rufescens) arose during the Pleistocene climatic oscillations, which is in agreement with other studies of small mammals in this region.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research
ISSN
0947-5745
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
59
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
918-932
UT code for WoS article
000629672400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85102629641