@article{fdi:010037953,
  title = {{E}volutionary systematics in {A}frican gerbilline rodents of the genus {G}erbilliscus: {I}nference from mitochondrial genes},
  author = {{C}olangelo, {P}. and {G}ranjon, {L}aurent and {T}aylor, {P}. {J}. and {C}orti, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{G}erbilliscus has recently been proposed as an endemic {A}frican rodent genus distinct from the {A}sian {T}atera. {A} molecular phylogeny of the genus, including nine species from southern, western and eastern {A}frica, is presented here based on the analysis of the cytochrome b and 16{S} mitochondrial genes. {W}ith an adequate taxonomic sampling over a wide geographic range, we here provide a clear picture of the phylogenetic relationships between species and species groups in this genus. {T}hree distinct clades were resolved, corresponding to major geographical subdivisions: an eastern clade that possibly diverged first, then a southern and a western clades which appeared later. {W}e suggest two possible hypotheses concerning the dispersal of the genus across {A}frica, considering also the patterns of karyotypic variation. {F}inally, we discuss the taxonomic status of {G}. gambianus and the relationships between {G}erbillurus and {G}erbilliscus, as previous studies have suggested that the former should be included in the latter. {O}ur data seem to support the synonymy of the two taxa and suggest that {G}erbillurus and {G}erbilliscus lineages diverged from a common ancestor appeared in eastern {A}frica.},
  keywords = {{A}frican rodents ; {G}erbilliscus ; {G}erbillurus ; phylogeny ; cytochrome b ; 16{S} ; mt{DNA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}olecular {P}hylogenetics and {E}volution},
  volume = {42},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {797--806},
  ISSN = {1055-7903},
  year = {2007},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ympev.2006.10.001},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010037953},
}