@article{fdi:010090348,
  title = {{U}nraveling phylogenetic relationships and species boundaries in the arid adapted {G}erbillus rodents ({M}uridae : {G}erbillinae) by {RAD}-seq data},
  author = {{P}iwczynski, {M}. and {G}ranjon, {L}aurent and {T}rzeciak, {P}. and {B}rito, {J}. {C}. and {P}opa, {M}. {O}. and {D}inka, {M}. {D}. and {J}ohnston, {N}. {P}. and {B}oratynski, {Z}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{G}erbillus is one of the most speciose genera among rodents, with ca. 51 recognized species. {P}revious attempts to reconstruct the evolutionary history of {G}erbillus mainly relied on the mitochondrial cyt-b marker as a source of phylogenetic information. {I}n this study, we utilize {RAD}-seq genomic data from 37 specimens representing 11 species to reconstruct the phylogenetic tree for {G}erbillus, applying concatenation and coalescence methods. {W}e identified four highly supported clades corresponding to the traditionally recognized subgenera: {D}ipodillus, {G}erbillus, {H}endecapleura and {M}onodia. {O}nly two uncertain branches were detected in the resulting trees, with one leading to diversification of the main lineages in the genus, recognized by quartet sampling analysis as uncertain due to possible introgression. {W}e also examined species boundaries for four pairs of sister taxa, including potentially new species from {M}orocco, using {SNAPP}. {T}he results strongly supported a speciation model in which all taxa are treated as separate species. {T}he dating analyses confirmed the {P}lio-{P}leistocene diversification of the genus, with the uncertain branch coinciding with the beginning of aridification of the {S}ahara at the the {P}lio{P}leistocene boundary. {T}his study aligns well with the earlier analyses based on the cyt-b marker, reaffirming its suitability as an adequate marker for estimating genetic diversity in {G}erbillus.},
  keywords = {{D}esert ; {M}olecular dating ; {R}odentia ; {S}ahara-{S}ahel region ; {S}pecies delimitation ; {AFRIQUE} {DU} {NORD} ; {SAHARA} ; {MOYEN} {ORIENT} ; {ZONE} {SAHELIENNE} ; {ZONE} {ARIDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}olecular {P}hylogenetics and {E}volution},
  volume = {189},
  numero = {},
  pages = {107913 [15 p.]},
  ISSN = {1055-7903},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107913},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090348},
}