@article{PAR00006337,
  title = {{P}lio-{P}leistocene history of {W}est {A}frican {S}udanian savanna and the phylogeography of the {P}raomys daltoni complex ({R}odentia) : the environment/geography/genetic interplay},
  author = {{B}ryja, {J}. and {G}ranjon, {L}aurent and {D}obigny, {G}authier and {P}atzenhauerova, {H}. and {K}onecny, {A}dam and {D}uplantier, {J}ean-{M}arc and {G}authier, {P}hilippe and {C}olyn, {M}. and {D}urnez, {L}. and {L}alis, {A}. and {N}icolas, {V}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}odents of the {P}raomys daltoni complex are typical inhabitants of the {S}udanian savanna ecosystem in western {A}frica and represent a suitable model for testing the effects of {Q}uaternary climatic oscillations on extant genetic variation patterns. {P}hylogeographical analyses of mitochondrial {DNA} sequences (cytochrome b) across the distribution range of the complex revealed several well-defined clades that do not support the division of the clade into the two species currently recognized on the basis of morphology, i.e. {P}. daltoni ({T}homas, 1892) and {P}raomys derooi ({V}an der {S}traeten & {V}erheyen 1978). {T}he observed genetic structure fits the refuge hypothesis, suggesting that only a small number of populations repeatedly survived in distinct forest-savanna mosaic blocks during the arid phases of the {P}leistocene, and then expanded again during moister periods. {W}est {A}frican rivers may also have contributed to genetic differentiation, especially by forming barriers after secondary contact of expanding populations. {T}he combination of three types of genetic markers (mt{DNA} sequences, microsatellite loci, cytogenetic data) provides evidence for the presence of up to three lineages, which most probably represent distinct biological species. {F}urthermore, incongruence between nuclear and mt{DNA} markers in some individuals unambiguously points towards a past introgression event. {O}ur results highlight the importance of combining different molecular markers for an accurate interpretation of genetic data.},
  keywords = {cytochrome b ; microsatellites ; mt{DNA} introgression ; {Q}uaternary ; rodents},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}olecular {E}cology},
  volume = {19},
  numero = {21},
  pages = {4783--4799},
  ISSN = {0962-1083},
  year = {2010},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1365-294{X}.2010.04847.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00006337},
}