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Historical biogeography, phylogenetic relationships and intraspecific diversity of agamid lizards in the Central Asian deserts of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2009 Oct; 53(1):99-112.MP

Abstract

The Central Asian agamid lizards are ecologically and morphologically diverse, occurring across a broad range of desert environments in this biogeographically important region. It is probable that past climatic shifts have significantly influenced the diversification patterns and distributions of the agamid lizards of this region. To assess this within a phylogenetic framework we sequenced a approximately 1200 bp region of mitochondrial DNA and a approximately 1200 bp nuclear gene (RAG-1), incorporating both inter- and intraspecific sampling across Central Asian agamids. Our topology and divergence time estimates support an Eocene origin of the Agaminae subfamily on the Indian subcontinent, coinciding with the collision of India into Eurasia. The onset of aridification in Central Asia during the Late Oligocene, resulting from the retreat of the Paratethys Sea and the intensified uplift of the Tibetan-Himalayan complex, probably played an important role in the diversification of Phrynocephalus, one of the three genera studied. Intensification of aridity and geologic events in the Plio-Pleistocene and Quaternary glacial cycling probably had a significant influence on intraspecific diversification patterns within Phrynocephalus.

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Melville J
Department of Sciences, Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia. jmelv@museum.vic.gov.au
Hale J
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Mantziou G
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Ananjeva NB
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Milto K
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Clemann N
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MeSH

AnimalsCell NucleusDNA, MitochondrialDesert ClimateEvolution, MolecularGenetic SpeciationGeographyKazakhstanLizardsPhylogenySequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNASpecies SpecificityUzbekistan

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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19460448

Citation

Melville, Jane, et al. "Historical Biogeography, Phylogenetic Relationships and Intraspecific Diversity of Agamid Lizards in the Central Asian Deserts of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 53, no. 1, 2009, pp. 99-112.
Melville J, Hale J, Mantziou G, et al. Historical biogeography, phylogenetic relationships and intraspecific diversity of agamid lizards in the Central Asian deserts of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2009;53(1):99-112.
Melville, J., Hale, J., Mantziou, G., Ananjeva, N. B., Milto, K., & Clemann, N. (2009). Historical biogeography, phylogenetic relationships and intraspecific diversity of agamid lizards in the Central Asian deserts of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 53(1), 99-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.05.011
Melville J, et al. Historical Biogeography, Phylogenetic Relationships and Intraspecific Diversity of Agamid Lizards in the Central Asian Deserts of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2009;53(1):99-112. PubMed PMID: 19460448.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Historical biogeography, phylogenetic relationships and intraspecific diversity of agamid lizards in the Central Asian deserts of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. AU - Melville,Jane, AU - Hale,Joshua, AU - Mantziou,Georgia, AU - Ananjeva,Natalia B, AU - Milto,Konstantin, AU - Clemann,Nick, Y1 - 2009/05/19/ PY - 2008/12/15/received PY - 2009/04/14/revised PY - 2009/05/04/accepted PY - 2009/5/23/entrez PY - 2009/5/23/pubmed PY - 2009/9/15/medline SP - 99 EP - 112 JF - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution JO - Mol Phylogenet Evol VL - 53 IS - 1 N2 - The Central Asian agamid lizards are ecologically and morphologically diverse, occurring across a broad range of desert environments in this biogeographically important region. It is probable that past climatic shifts have significantly influenced the diversification patterns and distributions of the agamid lizards of this region. To assess this within a phylogenetic framework we sequenced a approximately 1200 bp region of mitochondrial DNA and a approximately 1200 bp nuclear gene (RAG-1), incorporating both inter- and intraspecific sampling across Central Asian agamids. Our topology and divergence time estimates support an Eocene origin of the Agaminae subfamily on the Indian subcontinent, coinciding with the collision of India into Eurasia. The onset of aridification in Central Asia during the Late Oligocene, resulting from the retreat of the Paratethys Sea and the intensified uplift of the Tibetan-Himalayan complex, probably played an important role in the diversification of Phrynocephalus, one of the three genera studied. Intensification of aridity and geologic events in the Plio-Pleistocene and Quaternary glacial cycling probably had a significant influence on intraspecific diversification patterns within Phrynocephalus. SN - 1095-9513 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/19460448/Historical_biogeography_phylogenetic_relationships_and_intraspecific_diversity_of_agamid_lizards_in_the_Central_Asian_deserts_of_Kazakhstan_and_Uzbekistan_ L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1055-7903(09)00175-4 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -