Multilocus phylogenetic analyses of Hispaniolan and Bahamian trunk anoles (distichus species group)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Anthony J GenevaRichard E Glor

Abstract

The distichus species group includes six species and 21 subspecies of trunk ecomorph anoles distributed across Hispaniola and its satellite islands as well as the northern Bahamas. Although this group has long served as a model system for studies of reproductive character displacement, adaptation, behavior and speciation, it has never been the subject of a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis. Our goal here is to generate a multilocus phylogenetic dataset (one mitochondrial and seven nuclear loci) and to use this dataset to infer phylogenetic relationships among the majority of the taxa assigned to the distichus species group. We use these phylogenetic trees to address three topics about the group's evolution. First, we consider longstanding taxonomic controversies about the status of several species and subspecies assigned to the distichus species group. Second, we investigate the biogeographic history of the group and specifically test the hypotheses that historical division of Hispaniola into two paleo-islands contributed to the group's diversification and that Bahamian and Hispaniolan satellite island populations are derived from colonists from the main Hispaniolan landmass. Finally, third, we use comparative phylogenetic an...Continue Reading

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Jun 28, 2016·Molecular Biology and Evolution·Michelle Kendall, Caroline Colijn
Sep 22, 2016·BMC Evolutionary Biology·Julienne NgRichard E Glor
May 15, 2021·Genome Biology and Evolution·Pietro Longo Hollanda de MelloRichard E Glor

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