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Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA reveals a complete lineage sorting of Glossogobius callidus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PA Maake --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa M Mwale --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa SM Dippenaar --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa O Gon --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South AfricaGlossogobius callidus exhibits broad salinity tolerance and is distributed in both estuarine and freshwater environments in southern Africa. Previous studies revealed substantial morphological and molecular variation among populations, suggesting they constitute a species complex. The present study utilised phylogenetic and... -
High-latitude connectivity of the scleractinian coral Acropora tenuis in the south-western Indian Ocean, identified using nuclear intron and mitochondrial sequence data
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: B Chiazzari --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa A Macdonald --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa M Schleyer --- , South AfricaAll scleractinian corals in southern Africa occupy the high-latitude margins of their biogeographical range, with some straddling multiple biogeographical regions. Connectivity among these populations is essential to maintain genetic diversity, and thus their conservation value. Therefore, the aim of this... -
Comparative phylogeography of northwest African Natrix maura (Serpentes: Colubridae) inferred from mtDNA sequences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M. Barata --- Departamento de Zoologia e Antropologia, Faculdada de Ciências, Portugal D. J. Harris --- Departamento de Zoologia e Antropologia, Faculdada de Ciências, Portugal R. Castilho --- University of Algarve, PortugalWhile the comparative phylogeography of European fauna is relatively well understood, with Pleistocene climatic oscillations leading to ‘southern refugia’ for many species, the equivalent pattern has not been determined for North Africa. In this context variation within North African populations... -
Cryptic lineages of little free-tailed bats, Chaerephon pumilus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from southern Africa and the western Indian Ocean islands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Peter John Taylor --- Durban Natural Science Museum, South Africa Jennifer Lamb --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Devendran Reddy --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Theshnie Naidoo --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Fanja Ratrimomanarivo --- Vahatra, Madagascar Steven M. Goodman --- Vahatra, MadagascarWe investigate mitochondrial DNA and craniometric variation in southern African and Malagasy populations of the small and morphologically variable, house-roosting molossid bat, Chaerephon pumilus in relation to Malagasy populations of the related, smaller-sized species, C. leucogaster. Both cytochrome b and... -
West-Central African Pleistocene lowland forest evolution revealed by the phylogeography of Misonne’s soft-furred mouse
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Violaine Nicolas --- Département de Systématique et Evolution, France Alain-Didier Missoup --- Département de Systématique et Evolution, France Marc Colyn --- UMR CNRS 6553 Ecobio, Université de Rennes 1, Station Biologique, France Corinne Cruaud --- Genoscope, Centre National de Sequençage, 2, rue Gaston Crémieux, France Christiane Denys --- Département de Systématique et Evolution, FranceWe studied the phylogeographical structure of Praomys misonnei (Rodentia: Muridae) in west-Central Africa based on 113 individuals from 31 localities and the sequencing of two mitochondrial genes (Cytb and CO1). Two clades can be identified through maximum likelihood, bayesian and... -
Past connection of the upper reaches of a Lake Tanganyika tributary with the upper Congo drainage suggested by genetic data of riverine cichlid fishes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: S. Koblmüller --- Department of Zoology, Austria C. Katongo --- Department of Biological Sciences, Zambia H. Phiri --- Department of Fisheries, Zambia C. Sturmbauer --- Department of Zoology, AustriaThe Lufubu River is the largest tributary to the southern Lake Tanganyika and its upper reaches are eparated from the lake by rapids that prevent upstream movement of lacustrine fish. Thus, the ichthyofauna of the upper Lufubu River is clearly... -
Phylogeography of Buthus Leach, 1815 (Scorpiones: Buthidae): a multigene molecular approach reveals a further complex evolutionary history in the Maghreb
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Diana Pedroso --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigaçço em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genèticos, Campus Agrário de Vairço, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, Portugal Pedro Sousa --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigaçço em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genèticos, Campus Agrário de Vairço, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, Portugal D. James Harris --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigaçço em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genèticos, Campus Agrário de Vairço, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, Portugal Arie Van der Meijden --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigaçço em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genèticos, Campus Agrário de Vairço, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, PortugalThe distribution of the scorpion genus Buthus Leach, 1815 includes southwestern Europe, North and Central Africa and extends east towards the Arabian Peninsula. Phylogenetic relationships within the genus are complex and remain partially unresolved despite several previous assessments. A set... -
A comparison of genetic structure in two low-dispersal crabs from the Wild Coast, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: Y Qhaji --- Molecular Zoology Laboratory (Aquatic Division), Department of Zoology, South Africa B Jansen van Vuuren --- Molecular Zoology Laboratory (Aquatic Division), Department of Zoology, South Africa I Papadopoulos --- Molecular Zoology Laboratory (Aquatic Division), Department of Zoology, South Africa CD McQuaid --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa PR Teske --- Molecular Zoology Laboratory (Aquatic Division), Department of Zoology, South AfricaThe Wild Coast in south-eastern South Africa is strongly influenced by the warm, southward-flowing Agulhas Current. This current has a significant impact on dispersal in the coastal biota of the region, and facilitates high levels of connectivity among populations. However,... -
Marcusenius desertus sp. nov. (Teleostei: Mormyridae), a mormyrid fish from the Namib desert
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: LB Kramer --- Zoological Institute, Germany FH van der Bank --- African Centre for DNA Barcoding, Department of Zoology, South Africa M Wink --- Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, GermanyWe critically compared Marcusenius specimens from the mouth of the Cunene River on the Namibia/Angola border, a harsh desert environment on the Atlantic Ocean coast virtually devoid of aerial insects with aquatic larvae which are an important food item, with... -
Significant genetic differentiation among meroplanktonic barrel jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) in the Mediterranean Sea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AR Ben Faleh --- Marine Biology Unit, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunisia H Allaya --- Marine Biology Unit, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunisia A Armani --- FishLab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Italy AAB Shahin --- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, EgyptMolecular data have shown that jellyfishes are more geographically restricted and evolutionarily divergent than previously thought. We examined genetic variation and divergence within the meroplanktonic barrel jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo in the Mediterranean Sea; specific sampling areas were the northern Adriatic,... -
Phylogeography of oribi antelope in South Africa: evolutionary versus anthropogenic panmixia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Bettine Jansen van Vuuren --- Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoology, South Africa Ian Rushworth --- Ecological Advice Division, Scientific Services, South Africa Claudine Montgelard --- Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoology, South AfricaThe increased rate of human-driven change is a major threat to biodiversity. Although there is sufficient evidence to suggest that species notably alter their ranges, facilitation of such movement for larger vertebrate species often places burdens on management agencies. Oribi... -
Unravelling the taxonomy and distribution of two problematic small mammal genera in the Karoo biome
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Devon Main --- Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoology, South Africa Laura Tensen --- Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoology, South Africa Katharina Gihring --- Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoology, South Africa Gary Bronner --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Nadine Aboul-Hassan --- Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Michelle Blanckenberg --- Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Bettine Jansen van Vuuren --- Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoology, South AfricaSouth Africa harbours remarkable biological diversity with three of the 34 recognised global biodiversity hotspots placed within its borders. One of these is the Succulent Karoo, which together with the Nama-Karoo, forms the Greater Karoo region. Notwithstanding a paucity of... -
Variable phylogeographic histories of five forest birds with populations in Upper and Lower Guinea: implications for taxonomy and evolutionary conservation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jean-Bernard Dongmo --- Laboratory of Zoology, Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, Cameroon Jeffrey M DaCosta --- Biology Department, Boston College, USA Champlain Djieto-Lordon --- Laboratory of Zoology, Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, Cameroon Pierre Ngassam --- Laboratory of Parasitology and Ecology, Cameroon Michael D Sorenson --- Department of Biology, USAThis study evaluates phylogeographic structure in selected forest bird species distributed on either side of the Dahomey Gap in West Africa to extend analyses of avian diversification across the Guineo-Congolean forest. Mitochondrial DNA sequence data were collected for five species,... -
Adding another piece to the southern African Cercopithecus monkey phylogeography puzzle
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Birthe Linden --- , South Africa Desiré L Dalton --- , South Africa Taryn MC Ralph --- , South Africa Isabel Silva --- , Mozambique Antoinette Kotze --- , South Africa Peter J Taylor --- , South AfricaThe taxonomy and number of Cercopithecus monkey radiation events in southern Africa are still debated. To date, genetic studies have largely been limited to single specimens per taxon and a scattered geographical distribution. A recent study focusing on South African... -
New distributional data and genetic variation of Panaspis breviceps (Squamata: Scincidae) indicate a biogeographic connection across the Congo Basin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Albert L Lokasola --- , Democratic Republic of the Congo Cédric Botshuna Lotana --- , Democratic Republic of the Congo Guy-Crispin Gembu Tungaluna --- , Democratic Republic of the Congo Benjamin Dudu Akaibe --- , Democratic Republic of the Congo Miloslav Jirků --- , Czech Republic Václav Gvoždík --- , Czech RepublicIn the central Congolian lowland forests we discovered for the first time Panaspis breviceps, a rarely found scincid lizard from the Central African riparian forests. Given that the Central African forests exhibit heterogeneity in the distribution of environmental characteristics and... -
Genetic and morphological variation of Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis reveals cryptic mitochondrial lineages and patterns of mitochondrial–nuclear discordance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Monica Mwale --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa Desiré L Dalton --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa Anna S Kropff --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa Kim Labuschagne --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa Isa-Rita Russo --- Cardiff University, United Kingdom Samuel T Osinubi --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaThe Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis is widely distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa and occupies a wide variety of woodland and savannah habitat. Thus far, three subspecies have been described based on morphological variation. In the present study, using western, eastern and... -
Phylogeny and phylogeography of the Malagasy leaf-tailed geckos in the Uroplatus ebenaui group
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Fanomezana Mihaja Ratsoavina --- Zoological Institute, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany Miguel Vences --- Zoological Institute, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany EdwardE. Louis --- Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, USALeaf-tailed geckos, genus Uroplatus, are one of the most prominent endemic reptile groups from Madagascar, but the species diversity and diversification of this taxonomic group are not completely understood. Here, we present a phylogenetic reconstruction of the small-sized Uroplatus which... -
Differentiation within the endemic burrowing skink Pamelaescincus gardineri, across the Seychelles islands, assessed by mitochondrial and nuclear markers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Joana Valente --- , , Portugal Sara Rocha --- , , Portugal D. James Harris --- , , PortugalUnveiling patterns of genetic differentiation across insular distributions is relevant for biogeographic and conservation reasons. In the Indian Ocean, surprisingly, little is known regarding the genetic structure of many taxa across the Seychelles Islands, despite their importance as old Gondwanic... -
Phylogeographic structuring in a widespread southern African grass snake (Psammophiinae: Psammophylax rhombeatus)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: C. Keates --- Rhodes University, South Africa W. Conradie --- Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld), South Africa S. Edwards --- Rhodes University, South AfricaThe structural and environmental heterogeneity within southern Africa has given rise to many morphological forms of Psammophylax rhombeatus distributed throughout the country, with previous studies neglecting the associated molecular significance of these forms. The species’ widespread, generalist ecology coupled with... -
Population genetics and key phenotypic variability does not support different subspecies of Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla within the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jake M Mulvaney --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Michael I Cherry --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaTwo subspecies of the Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla (family Phylloscopidae) have been recognised in South Africa based on the extent and intensity of yellow colouration. Our previous multi-locus population genetic survey across much of the Eastern Cape and southern... -
Influence of the Benguela Upwelling System on the genetic connectivity of blacktail seabream Diplodus capensis across southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: WF Olivier --- Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa WM Potts --- Rhodes University, South Africa A-R Childs --- Rhodes University, South Africa C Santos --- Agostinho Neto University, Angola PW Shaw --- Aberystwyth University, R Henriques --- Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, South AfricaOceanographic features such as upwelling cells and currents contribute to shaping the evolutionary history of marine fishes, including species that may be important socio-economic resources. However, the impacts of these barriers are often cryptic and may change, particularly in a...