@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref14862,
author = {R. W. Bryson and Jennifer Pastorini and Frank T. Burbrink and Michael R. J. Forstner},
title = {A phylogeny of the Lampropeltis mexicana complex (Serpentes: Colubridae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences suggests evidence for species-level polyphyly within Lampropeltis},
year = {2007},
keywords = {Lampropeltis; Mitochondrial DNA; ND4; Phylogenetics; Polyphyly},
doi = {10.1016/j.ympev.2006.11.025},
url = {},
pmid = {17270467 },
journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution},
volume = {43},
number = {2},
pages = {674--684},
abstract = {The systematic relationships of snakes in the Lampropeltis mexicana complex (L. mexicana, L. alterna, and L. ruthveni) are poorly known despite several taxonomic studies over the last 80 years. Mitochondrial DNA sequences were used to infer the phylogeny of the L. mexicana complex. At least one representative sample from the nine currently recognized species of Lampropeltis was sequenced. Our results suggest that a deep basal split resulted in the divergence of two groups of Lampropeltis, with one group occupying the upland areas of western United States and most of western and central Mexico, and the other northeastern Mexico and the lowland areas of the southern United States. Results also revealed that the L. mexicana complex and Lampropeltis triangulum are polyphyletic, with taxa from both groups nested together in deeply divergent northern and southern clades. These results are incongruent with previous hypotheses of phylogenetic relationships based on morphology, and suggest that morphological characters shared among the various tri-colored Lampropeltis (e.g., hemipenal structure and tri-colored pattern) may be difficult to interpret phylogenetically.}
}
Citation for Study 1726
Citation title:
"A phylogeny of the Lampropeltis mexicana complex (Serpentes: Colubridae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences suggests evidence for species-level polyphyly within Lampropeltis".
This study was previously identified under the legacy study ID S1689
(Status: Published).
Citation
Bryson R., Pastorini J., Burbrink F., & Forstner M. 2007. A phylogeny of the Lampropeltis mexicana complex (Serpentes: Colubridae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences suggests evidence for species-level polyphyly within Lampropeltis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 43(2): 674-684.
Authors
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Bryson R.
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Pastorini J.
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Burbrink F.
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Forstner M.
Abstract
The systematic relationships of snakes in the Lampropeltis mexicana complex (L. mexicana, L. alterna, and L. ruthveni) are poorly known despite several taxonomic studies over the last 80 years. Mitochondrial DNA sequences were used to infer the phylogeny of the L. mexicana complex. At least one representative sample from the nine currently recognized species of Lampropeltis was sequenced. Our results suggest that a deep basal split resulted in the divergence of two groups of Lampropeltis, with one group occupying the upland areas of western United States and most of western and central Mexico, and the other northeastern Mexico and the lowland areas of the southern United States. Results also revealed that the L. mexicana complex and Lampropeltis triangulum are polyphyletic, with taxa from both groups nested together in deeply divergent northern and southern clades. These results are incongruent with previous hypotheses of phylogenetic relationships based on morphology, and suggest that morphological characters shared among the various tri-colored Lampropeltis (e.g., hemipenal structure and tri-colored pattern) may be difficult to interpret phylogenetically.
Keywords
Lampropeltis; Mitochondrial DNA; ND4; Phylogenetics; Polyphyly
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@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref14862,
author = {R. W. Bryson and Jennifer Pastorini and Frank T. Burbrink and Michael R. J. Forstner},
title = {A phylogeny of the Lampropeltis mexicana complex (Serpentes: Colubridae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences suggests evidence for species-level polyphyly within Lampropeltis},
year = {2007},
keywords = {Lampropeltis; Mitochondrial DNA; ND4; Phylogenetics; Polyphyly},
doi = {10.1016/j.ympev.2006.11.025},
url = {},
pmid = {17270467 },
journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution},
volume = {43},
number = {2},
pages = {674--684},
abstract = {The systematic relationships of snakes in the Lampropeltis mexicana complex (L. mexicana, L. alterna, and L. ruthveni) are poorly known despite several taxonomic studies over the last 80 years. Mitochondrial DNA sequences were used to infer the phylogeny of the L. mexicana complex. At least one representative sample from the nine currently recognized species of Lampropeltis was sequenced. Our results suggest that a deep basal split resulted in the divergence of two groups of Lampropeltis, with one group occupying the upland areas of western United States and most of western and central Mexico, and the other northeastern Mexico and the lowland areas of the southern United States. Results also revealed that the L. mexicana complex and Lampropeltis triangulum are polyphyletic, with taxa from both groups nested together in deeply divergent northern and southern clades. These results are incongruent with previous hypotheses of phylogenetic relationships based on morphology, and suggest that morphological characters shared among the various tri-colored Lampropeltis (e.g., hemipenal structure and tri-colored pattern) may be difficult to interpret phylogenetically.}
}
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TY - JOUR
ID - 14862
AU - Bryson,R. W.
AU - Pastorini,Jennifer
AU - Burbrink,Frank T.
AU - Forstner,Michael R. J.
T1 - A phylogeny of the Lampropeltis mexicana complex (Serpentes: Colubridae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences suggests evidence for species-level polyphyly within Lampropeltis
PY - 2007
KW - Lampropeltis; Mitochondrial DNA; ND4; Phylogenetics; Polyphyly
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N2 - The systematic relationships of snakes in the Lampropeltis mexicana complex (L. mexicana, L. alterna, and L. ruthveni) are poorly known despite several taxonomic studies over the last 80 years. Mitochondrial DNA sequences were used to infer the phylogeny of the L. mexicana complex. At least one representative sample from the nine currently recognized species of Lampropeltis was sequenced. Our results suggest that a deep basal split resulted in the divergence of two groups of Lampropeltis, with one group occupying the upland areas of western United States and most of western and central Mexico, and the other northeastern Mexico and the lowland areas of the southern United States. Results also revealed that the L. mexicana complex and Lampropeltis triangulum are polyphyletic, with taxa from both groups nested together in deeply divergent northern and southern clades. These results are incongruent with previous hypotheses of phylogenetic relationships based on morphology, and suggest that morphological characters shared among the various tri-colored Lampropeltis (e.g., hemipenal structure and tri-colored pattern) may be difficult to interpret phylogenetically.
L3 - 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.11.025
JF - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
VL - 43
IS - 2
SP - 674
EP - 684
ER -
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