title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (Rodentia: Sciuridae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of the thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (Rodentia: Sciuridae) was sequenced to analyze the gene arrangement. It is a circular molecule of 16,458 bp in length including 37 genes typically found in other squirrels. The AT content of the overall base composition is 63.7% and the length of the control region is 1016 bp with 63.0% AT content. In BI and ML phylogenetic trees, I. tridecemlineatus is a sister clade to the genus Cynomys, and Tamias sibiricus is a sister clade to (Marmota himalayana + (I. tridecemlineatus + (C. leucurus + C. ludovicianus))). Ratufinae is well supported as the basal clade of Sciuridae. The monophyly of the family Sciuridae and its subfamilies Callosciurinae, Xerinae and Sciurinae are well supported.
authors.affiliation: a College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University , Jinhua , Zhejiang Province , China .
authors.forename: Leping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: b Department of Biology , Carleton University , Ottawa , Ontario , Canada , and.
authors.forename: Kenneth B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Storey
authors.affiliation: a College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University , Jinhua , Zhejiang Province , China .|c Institute of Ecology, Zhejiang Normal University , Jinhua , Zhejiang Province , China.
authors.forename: Dan-Na
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: a College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University , Jinhua , Zhejiang Province , China .
authors.forename: Yizhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: a College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University , Jinhua , Zhejiang Province , China .|c Institute of Ecology, Zhejiang Normal University , Jinhua , Zhejiang Province , China.
authors.forename: Jia-Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012589:Sciuridae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
keywords: Hibernation; Sciuridae; mitochondrial genome; phylogeny