A mother’s story, mitogenome relationships in the genus Rupicapra

Iacolina, Laura ; Buzan, Elena ; Safner, Toni. ; Bašic, Nino ; Geric, Urska ; Tesija, Toni ; Lazar, Peter ; Arnal, MaríaCruz (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Chen, Jianhai ; Han, Jianlin ; Šprem, Nikika

Resumen: Although the two species of chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra and R. pyrenaica) are currently classified as least-concern by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), inconsistencies on the subspecies classification reported in literature make it challenging to assess the conservation status of the single subspecies. Previous studies relying on mitochondrial genes, sometimes in combination with nuclear or Y-chromosome markers, reported the presence of clusters corresponding to the geographic distribution but highlighting ambiguities in the genus phylogeny. Here we report novel de novo assembled sequences of the mitochondrial genome from nine individuals, including previously unpublished R. r. balcanica and R. r. tatrica subspecies, and use them to untangle the genus phylogeny. Our results based on the full mitogenome inferred phylogeny confirm the previously reported genus subdivision in three clades and its monophyletic positioning within the Caprinae. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Rupicapra species thus remain controversial prompting for the inclusion of archeological remains to solve the controversy

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3390/ani11041065

Año: 2021

Publicado en: Animals 11, 4 (2021), [11 pp.]
ISSN: 2076-2615

Factor impacto JCR: 3.231 (2021)

Categ. JCR: VETERINARY SCIENCES rank: 16 / 145 = 0.11 (2021) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE rank: 13 / 63 = 0.206 (2021) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 2.7 - Veterinary (Q2) - Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.61 - Veterinary (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Animal Science and Zoology (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/872146/EU/RESponsible research and innovation grounding practices in BIOSciencies/RESBIOS

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Sanidad Animal (Dpto. Patología Animal)