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BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
卷 138, 期 4, 页码 453-469出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blad001
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Canidae; hybridization; Middle East; mtDNA; North Africa; paraphyly; red fox; Ruppell's fox; Sahara; speciation
Through DNA sequencing, it was found that there is a relationship but also differences in the evolutionary history of the two closely related species, Ruppell's fox and the red fox. Ruppell's fox is classified within the red fox, but the red fox is not classified within Ruppell's fox, indicating a rapid speciation process or genetic mixing.
Understanding of the evolutionary history of two closely related canid sister taxa, the geographically restricted, arid-adapted Ruppell's fox (Vulpes rueppellii) and the widespread generalist red fox (Vulpes vulpes), has been hampered by limited sampling in the biogeographically complex region of North Africa and the Middle East. We sequenced mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) cytochrome b and D-loop fragments from 116 samples for both species and combined these data with previously published sequences, resulting in 459 haplotypes. Obtained phylogenies showed high support for most branches, including for a newly described 'Palearctic clade' that includes North African and Asian individuals from both species. All V. rueppellii individuals fell within the Palearctic clade, forming two previously undescribed subclades that were intermingled with, but not shared with V. vulpes. Our robust placement of V. rueppellii within V. vulpes renders the latter paraphyletic. We propose three scenarios that could explain these observations: (1) rapid, recent speciation of V. rueppellii from V. vulpes, (2) incomplete lineage sorting, or (3) ancient divergence followed by introgression and secondary mtDNA similarity. The third scenario is in best agreement with evidence from the fossil record, and morphometric and ecological distinctiveness between the two taxa, and therefore seems most likely.
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