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MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
卷 15, 期 2, 页码 269-282出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1999.0756
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historical biogeography; Crotalus; North America; venom; mitochondrial DNA; phylogenetic analysis; body size; subspecies
We infer the phylogeography of the Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) using phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences from 1345 bp of the genes for cytochrome b and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4. Two main clades are revealed: one includes populations from east and south of the Rocky Mountains (conventionally referred to as Crotalus viridis viridis and C. v. nuntius), and the other consists of populations west of the Rocky Mountains. Within the western clade, a population from southern Arizona (C. v. cerberus) represents the sister taxon to the remaining western populations. The conventional subspecies recognized in this species do not fully correspond to the phylogenetic pattern, and a review of the systematic status of several populations is needed. Our data allow the inferences that small body size evolved twice and that the ability of one population (C. v. concolor) to secrete highly lethal toxins related to Mojave toxin arose within the complex. Our phylogeny should represent the basis for further studies on the causes of geographical variation in this complex. (C) 2000 Academic Press.
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