@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref21881,
author = {Alondra M Diaz-Lameiro and Taras K Oleksyk and Fernando J Bird-Pico and Juan Carlos Martinez-Cruzado},
title = {Colonization of Islands in the Mona Passage by Endemic Dwarf Geckoes (genus Sphaerodactylus) Reconstructed with Mitochondrial Phylogeny },
year = {2013},
keywords = {Sphaerodactylus, island biogeography, mtDNA, Desecheo, Mona, Caribbean},
doi = {},
url = {http://},
pmid = {},
journal = {Molecular Ecology},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
abstract = {Little is known about the natural history of the Sphaerodactylus species endemic to the three islands located in the Mona Passage separating the Greater Antillean islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. In this study, parts of two mitochondrial genes, 16S rRNA and 12S rRNA, were sequenced to determine the relationships between the sphaerodactylids that live in the Mona Passage and other Caribbean species from the same genus. While the main goal was to identify the biogeographical origin of these species, we also identified a genetically distinct type of dwarf gecko that warrants future evaluation as a possible new species. According to the reconstructed phylogenies, we propose a stepwise model of colonization wherein S. nicholsi from southwestern Puerto Rico or a very close ancestor gave rise through a founder event to Sphaerodactylus monensis on Mona Island. In a similar fashion, S. monensis or a very close ancestor on Mona Island gave rise to S. levinsi on Desecheo Island. This study also suggests that the most recent common ancestor between the species from the islands in the Mona Passage and Puerto Rico existed approximately 3 MYA.}
}
Citation for Study 14078
Citation title:
"Colonization of Islands in the Mona Passage by Endemic Dwarf Geckoes (genus Sphaerodactylus) Reconstructed with Mitochondrial Phylogeny ".
Study name:
"Colonization of Islands in the Mona Passage by Endemic Dwarf Geckoes (genus Sphaerodactylus) Reconstructed with Mitochondrial Phylogeny ".
This study is part of submission 14078
(Status: Published).
Citation
Diaz-lameiro A.M., Oleksyk T.K., Bird-pico F.J., & Martinez-cruzado J.C. 2013. Colonization of Islands in the Mona Passage by Endemic Dwarf Geckoes (genus Sphaerodactylus) Reconstructed with Mitochondrial Phylogeny. Molecular Ecology, .
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Diaz-lameiro A.M.
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Oleksyk T.K.
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Bird-pico F.J.
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Martinez-cruzado J.C.
Abstract
Little is known about the natural history of the Sphaerodactylus species endemic to the three islands located in the Mona Passage separating the Greater Antillean islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. In this study, parts of two mitochondrial genes, 16S rRNA and 12S rRNA, were sequenced to determine the relationships between the sphaerodactylids that live in the Mona Passage and other Caribbean species from the same genus. While the main goal was to identify the biogeographical origin of these species, we also identified a genetically distinct type of dwarf gecko that warrants future evaluation as a possible new species. According to the reconstructed phylogenies, we propose a stepwise model of colonization wherein S. nicholsi from southwestern Puerto Rico or a very close ancestor gave rise through a founder event to Sphaerodactylus monensis on Mona Island. In a similar fashion, S. monensis or a very close ancestor on Mona Island gave rise to S. levinsi on Desecheo Island. This study also suggests that the most recent common ancestor between the species from the islands in the Mona Passage and Puerto Rico existed approximately 3 MYA.
Keywords
Sphaerodactylus, island biogeography, mtDNA, Desecheo, Mona, Caribbean
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@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref21881,
author = {Alondra M Diaz-Lameiro and Taras K Oleksyk and Fernando J Bird-Pico and Juan Carlos Martinez-Cruzado},
title = {Colonization of Islands in the Mona Passage by Endemic Dwarf Geckoes (genus Sphaerodactylus) Reconstructed with Mitochondrial Phylogeny },
year = {2013},
keywords = {Sphaerodactylus, island biogeography, mtDNA, Desecheo, Mona, Caribbean},
doi = {},
url = {http://},
pmid = {},
journal = {Molecular Ecology},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
abstract = {Little is known about the natural history of the Sphaerodactylus species endemic to the three islands located in the Mona Passage separating the Greater Antillean islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. In this study, parts of two mitochondrial genes, 16S rRNA and 12S rRNA, were sequenced to determine the relationships between the sphaerodactylids that live in the Mona Passage and other Caribbean species from the same genus. While the main goal was to identify the biogeographical origin of these species, we also identified a genetically distinct type of dwarf gecko that warrants future evaluation as a possible new species. According to the reconstructed phylogenies, we propose a stepwise model of colonization wherein S. nicholsi from southwestern Puerto Rico or a very close ancestor gave rise through a founder event to Sphaerodactylus monensis on Mona Island. In a similar fashion, S. monensis or a very close ancestor on Mona Island gave rise to S. levinsi on Desecheo Island. This study also suggests that the most recent common ancestor between the species from the islands in the Mona Passage and Puerto Rico existed approximately 3 MYA.}
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TY - JOUR
ID - 21881
AU - Diaz-Lameiro,Alondra M
AU - Oleksyk,Taras K
AU - Bird-Pico,Fernando J
AU - Martinez-Cruzado,Juan Carlos
T1 - Colonization of Islands in the Mona Passage by Endemic Dwarf Geckoes (genus Sphaerodactylus) Reconstructed with Mitochondrial Phylogeny
PY - 2013
KW - Sphaerodactylus
KW - island biogeography
KW - mtDNA
KW - Desecheo
KW - Mona
KW - Caribbean
UR - http://dx.doi.org/
N2 - Little is known about the natural history of the Sphaerodactylus species endemic to the three islands located in the Mona Passage separating the Greater Antillean islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. In this study, parts of two mitochondrial genes, 16S rRNA and 12S rRNA, were sequenced to determine the relationships between the sphaerodactylids that live in the Mona Passage and other Caribbean species from the same genus. While the main goal was to identify the biogeographical origin of these species, we also identified a genetically distinct type of dwarf gecko that warrants future evaluation as a possible new species. According to the reconstructed phylogenies, we propose a stepwise model of colonization wherein S. nicholsi from southwestern Puerto Rico or a very close ancestor gave rise through a founder event to Sphaerodactylus monensis on Mona Island. In a similar fashion, S. monensis or a very close ancestor on Mona Island gave rise to S. levinsi on Desecheo Island. This study also suggests that the most recent common ancestor between the species from the islands in the Mona Passage and Puerto Rico existed approximately 3 MYA.
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JF - Molecular Ecology
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