Traditional multilocus phylogeny fails to fully resolve Palearctic ground squirrels (Spermophilus) relationships but reveals a new species endemic to West Siberia
Abstract
The first multi-locus and complete taxon sampling phylogeny of Palaearctic ground squirrels. Four major clades diverged during the Late Miocene. The main speciation events took place during the Calabrian stage of the Pleistocene. A new species from West Siberia is discovered and described.
- Publication:
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
- Pub Date:
- June 2024
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2024MolPE.19508057S
- Keywords:
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- Species tree;
- Riverine barrier;
- MIG-seq;
- Marmotini;
- North Eurasia