@article{fdi:010042501,
  title = {{F}rom speciation to introgressive hybridization : the phylogeographic structure of an island subspecies of termite, {R}eticulitermes lucifugus corsicus - art. no. 38},
  author = {{L}efebvre, {T}homas and {C}haline, {N}. and {L}imousin, {D}. and {D}upont, {S}. and {B}agberes, {A}. {G}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {A}lthough much research has been carried out into {E}uropean {R}eticulitermes taxonomy in recent years, there is still much discussion about phylogenetic relationships. {T}his study investigated the evolution from intra- to interspecific phylogeny in the island subspecies {R}eticulitermes lucifugus corsicus and threw new light on this phenomenon. {A}n integrative approach based on microsatellites and mitochondrial and nuclear {DNA} sequences was used to analyze samples taken from a wide area around the {T}yrrhenian sea and showed how the subspecies evolved from its origins to its most recent form on continental coasts. {R}esults: {A}ccording to mitochondrial phylogeny and molecular clock calculations, island and continental taxa diverged significantly by vicariance in the {P}leistocene glacial period. {H}owever, more recently, numerous migrations, certainly human-mediated, affected the structure of the populations. {T}his study provided evidence of direct hybridization and multiple introgressions which occurred in several hybrid areas. {A}nalysis using {STRUCTURE} based on microsatellite data identified a population in {P}rovence ( {F}rance) which differed considerably ({F}st = 0.477) from populations on the island of {C}orsica and in {T}uscany in the {I}talian peninsula. {T}his new population, principally distributed in urban areas, is highly heterogeneous especially within the {ITS}2 regions where homogenization by concerted evolution does not appear to have been completed. {C}onclusion: {T}his study provides an unusual picture of genetic interaction between termite populations in the {T}yrrhenian area and suggests that more attention should be paid to the role of introgression and human impact on the recent evolution of {E}uropean termites.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}mc {E}volutionary {B}iology},
  volume = {8},
  numero = {},
  pages = {{NIL}_1--{NIL}_13},
  ISSN = {1471-2148},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1186/1471-2148-8-38},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042501},
}