Phylogeny and population genetic structure of ant genus Acropyga (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Papua New Guinea

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F16%3A00458211" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/16:00458211 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/IS14050" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/IS14050</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/IS14050" target="_blank" >10.1071/IS14050</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Phylogeny and population genetic structure of ant genus Acropyga (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Papua New Guinea
Original language description
Spatial isolation and geological history are important factors in the diversification and populationndifferentiation of species. Here we describe distributional patterns of ants in the genus Acropyga across Papua New Guinea (PNG), a highly biodiverse but little-studied region. We estimate phylogenetic relationships among currently recognised species of Acropyga and assess population genetic structure of the widespread species, A. acutiventris, across 5 lowland areas of the island. We find that species of Acropyga present in PNG diversified during the Pliocene, between six and two million years ago. Most species now exhibit a patchy distribution that does not show a strong signal of geological history. However, the population genetic structure of the widespread species A. acutiventris has been influenced by geography, habitat association and, possibly, historical habitat fragmentation. There is a significant effect of isolation by distance within continuous lowland forest, and proximity to Australia has had a larger impact in structuring populations 10 of A. acutiventris in PNG than has the Central Papuan Cordillera. This study is the first to describe population genetic patterns of an ant species in Papua New Guinea.n
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EB - Genetics and molecular biology
OECD FORD branch
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Project
<a href="/en/project/GAP505%2F12%2F2467" target="_blank" >GAP505/12/2467: Ecological and evolutionary determinants of ant distributions in tropical ecosystems.</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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