@article{fdi:010080621,
  title = {{M}ultilocus phylogeny of {A}frican striped grass mice ({L}emniscomys) : stripe pattern only partly reflects evolutionary relationships},
  author = {{H}anova, {A}. and {K}onecny, {A}. and {N}icolas, {V}. and {D}enys, {C}. and {G}ranjon, {L}aurent and {L}avrenchenko, {L}. {A}. and {S}umbera, {R}. and {M}ikula, {O}. and {B}ryja, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}urine rodents are one of the most evolutionary successful groups of extant mammals. {T}hey are also important for human as vectors and reservoirs of zoonoses and agricultural pests. {U}nfortunately, their fast and relatively recent diversification impedes our understanding of phylogenetic relationships and species limits of many murine taxa, including those with very conspicuous phenotype that has been frequently used for taxonomic purposes. {O}ne of such groups are the striped grass mice (genus {L}emniscomys), distributed across sub-{S}aharan {A}frica in 11 currently recognized species. {T}hese are traditionally classified into three morphological groups according to different pelage colouration on the back: (a) {L}. barbarus group (three species) with several continuous pale longitudinal stripes; (b) {L}. striatus group (four species) with pale stripes diffused into short lines or dots; and (c) {L}. griselda group (four species) with a single mid-dorsal black stripe. {H}ere we reconstructed the most comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the genus {L}emniscomys to date, using the largest currently available multi-locus genetic dataset of all but two species. {T}he results show four main lineages (=species complexes) with the distribution corresponding to the major biogeographical regions of {A}frica. {S}urprisingly, the four phylogenetic lineages are only in partial agreement with the morphological classification, suggesting that the single-stripe and/or multi-striped phenotypes evolved independently in multiple lineages. {D}ivergence dating showed the split of {L}emniscomys and {A}rvicanthis genera at the beginning of {P}leistocene; most of subsequent speciation processes within {L}emniscomys were affected by {P}leistocene climate oscillations, with predominantly allopatric diversification in fragmented savanna biome. {W}e propose taxonomic suggestions and directions for future research of this striking group of {A}frican rodents.},
  keywords = {{S}triped pelage colouration ; {G}rass mouse ; {P}hylogeny ; {S}ub-{S}aharan {A}frica ; {B}iogeography ; {Z}ebra mouse ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}olecular {P}hylogenetics and {E}volution},
  volume = {155},
  numero = {},
  pages = {107007 [14 p.]},
  ISSN = {1055-7903},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107007},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080621},
}