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Radiation of the ,,Drosophila subgenus (Drosophilidae, Diptera) in the Neotropics

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WILEY-HINDAWI
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2009.00563.x

Keywords

amd gene; ddc gene; Drosophila subgenus; phylogeny; divergence times estimates

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  1. CNPq
  2. CAPES
  3. FAPERGS
  4. PROPESQ-UFRGS

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We present a phylogenetic hypothesis for 72 ,,Drosophila species, constructed through analysis from the paralogous alpha methyldopa (amd) and dopa decarboxylase (ddc) nuclear genes (encompassing a total of 2015 base pairs). Our data support the subdivision of the paraphyletic subgenus ,,Drosophila into three main radiations (the immigrans-tripunctata, the virilis-repleta and the Hawaiian Drosophilidae), each of which is further subdivided to originate monophyletic 'sub-radiations'. Moreover, this study raises the possibility that the Zaprionus/Liodrosophila species encompass a fourth radiation within the subgenus ,,Drosophila phylogeny and provides temporal estimates for each of the postulated divergence events.Resume Nous proposons dans cet article une hypothese phylogenetique base sur 72 especes de Drosophiles, d'apres l'analyse d'un fragment d'ADN (representant au total 2105 bp) des genes nucleaires paralogues alpha methyldopa (amd) et dopa decarboxylase (ddc). Ces donnees soutiennent la subdivision du sous-genre paraphyletique ,,Drosophila en trois radiations principales (les radiations immigrans-tripunctata, virilis-repleta et celle des Drosophilidae des iles Hawai), chacune d'entre elles se divisant encore en 'sous-radiations' monophyletiques. En outre, cette etude suggere la possibilite d'une quatrieme radiation dans la phylogenie du sous-genre ,,Drosophila, cette fois au sein des especes Zaprionus/Liodrosophila; et apporte des estimations temporelles pour chacun des evenements de divergence postules.

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