@article{fdi:010052864,
  title = {{E}volutionary history of the {P}aradoxurus palm civets. {A} new model for {A}sian biogeography},
  author = {{P}atou, {M}. {L}. and {W}ilting, {A}. and {G}aubert, {P}hilippe and {E}sselstyn, {J}. {A}. and {C}ruaud, {C}. and {J}ennings, {A}. {P}. and {F}ickel, {J}. and {V}eron, {G}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}im {U}sing molecular data and dental features, we investigated the genetic and morphological diversity among species of palm civets in the genus {P}aradoxurus, with a focus on the common palm civet, {P}aradoxurus hermaphroditus ({C}arnivora, {V}iverridae), in order to address biogeographic scenarios and provide recommendations for a taxonomic revision. {L}ocation {A}sia: {P}akistan to the {L}esser {S}unda {I}slands. {M}ethods {W}e investigated the genetic diversity within {P}aradoxurus using two mitochondrial (cytochrome b, control region) and one nuclear (intron 7 of the beta-fibrinogen) markers. {W}e used samples from 85 individuals of {P}. hermaphroditus (including 20 museum specimens) and one representative of each of the other species in the genus {P}aradoxurus: {P}aradoxurus jerdoni and {P}aradoxurus zeylonensis. {DNA} sequences were analysed using phylogenetic and haplotype network methods, and divergence dates were estimated for the clades retrieved. {F}urthermore, we examined dental characters from a large series of specimens and compared the morphological variation with the molecular data. {R}esults {O}ur phylogenetic analyses revealed that {P}. hermaphroditus is paraphyletic. {W}e identified three major lineages distributed: (1) in the {I}ndian subcontinent, south {C}hina, {H}ainan and in areas above 200 m in {I}ndochina; (2) in {P}eninsular {M}alaysia, {J}ava, {S}umatra and in areas below 200 m in {I}ndochina; and (3) in {B}orneo, the {P}hilippines and the {M}entawai archipelago. {O}ur morphological observations were congruent with these three molecular lineages. {D}ivergence date estimates inferred a {P}liocene origin for {P}aradoxurus (2.8-5.7 {M}a), with the three main clades diversifying from the mid-{E}arly {P}liocene to the end of the {P}liocene. {W}e suggest that the flooding of the {I}sthmus of {K}ra during the {P}liocene was a major event shaping the diversification of {P}aradoxurus palm civets. {W}e also hypothesize that the elevational segregation of the two lineages on the mainland could have resulted from the vegetational changes that were induced by {L}ate {P}liocene glacial episodes. {M}ain conclusions {T}he {I}sthmus of {K}ra is a major boundary between two major lineages of {P}. hermaphroditus. {T}here is a need for a taxonomic revision for {P}. hermaphroditus, and we suggest that this species should be split into at least three species.},
  keywords = {{A}sia ; biogeography ; glacial refugia ; {I}sthmus of {K}ra ; mammals ; molecular ; systematics ; palm civets ; {P}aradoxurus ; {V}iverridae},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {B}iogeography},
  volume = {37},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {2077--2097},
  ISSN = {0305-0270},
  year = {2010},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02364.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010052864},
}