Ancient DNA of northern China Hystricidae sub-fossils reveals the evolutionary history of old world porcupines in the Late Pleistocene

doi:10.1186/s12862-020-01656-x

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	Ancient DNA of northern China Hystricidae sub-fossils reveals the evolutionary history of old world porcupines in the Late Pleistocene
	Sheng, Guilian 2,3; Hu, Jiaming 2; Tong, Haowen 4; Llamas, Bastien 5; Yuan, Junxia 6; Hou, Xindong 2; Chen, Shungang 6; Xiao, Bo 2; Lai, Xulong 1,3
刊名	BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
	2020-07-18
卷号	20 期号:1 页码:8
关键词	Porcupine Ancient DNA Phylogenetic analysis Evolutionary history Pleistocene China
ISSN号	1471-2148
DOI	10.1186/s12862-020-01656-x
英文摘要	Background Old World porcupines (Family: Hystricidae) are the third-largest rodents and inhabit southern Europe, Asia, and most regions of Africa. They are a typical indicator of warm climate and their distribution is restricted to tropical and subtropical zones. In China, porcupines are widely distributed in southern areas of the Yangtze River. However, fossil remains have been identified in a few sites in northern China, among which Tianyuan Cave-near Zhoukoudian site-represents the latest known porcupine fossil record. So far, studies have focused mainly on porcupines' husbandry and domestication but little is known about their intrafamilial phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history. Results In this study, we sequence partial mitochondrial 12S rRNA andcyt bgenes for seven Late Pleistocene porcupine individuals from Northern, Southern and Central China. Phylogenetic analyses show that the Tianyuan Cave porcupines, which had been morphologically identified asHystrix subcristata, have a closer relationship toHystrix brachyura. Conclusion Together with morphological adaptation characteristics, associated fauna, and climate change evidence, the molecular results reveal that a Late Quaternary extirpation has occurred during the evolutionary history of porcupines.
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[41672017] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41672017]
WOS关键词	PHYLOGENY
WOS研究方向	Evolutionary Biology ; Genetics & Heredity
语种	英语
出版者	BMC
WOS记录号	WOS:000552440100001
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/16622]
专题	古脊椎动物与古人类研究所_图书馆1
通讯作者	Sheng, Guilian; Lai, Xulong
作者单位	1.China Univ Geosci, Fac Earth Sci, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China 2.China Univ Geosci, Sch Environm Studies, Wuhan 430078, Peoples R China 3.China Univ Geosci, State Key Lab Biogeol & Environm Geol, Wuhan 430078, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 5.Univ Adelaide, Environm Inst, Sch Biol Sci, Australian Ctr Ancient DNA, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia 6.China Univ Geosci, Fac Mat Sci & Chem, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sheng, Guilian,Hu, Jiaming,Tong, Haowen,et al. Ancient DNA of northern China Hystricidae sub-fossils reveals the evolutionary history of old world porcupines in the Late Pleistocene[J]. BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY,2020,20(1):8.
APA	Sheng, Guilian.,Hu, Jiaming.,Tong, Haowen.,Llamas, Bastien.,Yuan, Junxia.,...&Lai, Xulong.(2020).Ancient DNA of northern China Hystricidae sub-fossils reveals the evolutionary history of old world porcupines in the Late Pleistocene.BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY,20(1),8.
MLA	Sheng, Guilian,et al."Ancient DNA of northern China Hystricidae sub-fossils reveals the evolutionary history of old world porcupines in the Late Pleistocene".BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 20.1(2020):8.