| Literature DB >> 9734073 |
F Santucci1, B C Emerson, G M Hewitt.
Abstract
European hedgehog populations belonging to Erinaceus europaeus and E. concolor have been investigated by mitochondrial DNA analysis. A 383 bp fragment of the cytochrome b gene has been sequenced and maximum parsimony and neighbour-joining trees of Tamura-Nei genetic distance values have been constructed. Similar topologies have been produced by both methods, showing a deep divergence between E. europaeus and E. concolor and a further subdivision of each species into a western and an eastern clade. A comparison with previously published allozyme data is made, and concordant and discordant patterns are discussed. The influence of Pleistocene glaciations on the observed pattern of divergence is inferred.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9734073 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00436.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Ecol ISSN: 0962-1083 Impact factor: 6.185