Identification of conservation units of the hynobiid salamander Pachyhynobius shangchengensis.
The evolutionary significant units (ESUs) of the salamander Pachyhynobius shangchengensis (Hynobiidae) in the Dabieshan mountains, southeastern China, were identified based on mitochondrial DNA data. We used methods for detecting cryptic species, such as the minimum spanning tree, the automatic barcode gap discovery, and the generalized mixed Yule-coalescent model; geographical partitioning was also used to identify the ESUs. A total of four ESUs were identified.
College of Life Sciences of Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China.
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Su
College of Life Sciences of Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China.
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Zhao
Shaanxi Institute of Zoology, Northwest Institute of Endangered Zoological Species, Xi'an, China.
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Wu
Shaanxi Institute of Zoology, Northwest Institute of Endangered Zoological Species, Xi'an, China.
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Zhang
College of Life Sciences of Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China.
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D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002681:China; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D006239:Haplotypes; D010802:Phylogeny; D058974:Phylogeography; D014562:Caudata / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial