caa a22 4500 475768949 CHVBK 20180406123614.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20001001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1023/A:1005502927658 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1023/A:1005502927658 Mitochondrial Sequences as Indicators of Genetic Classification in Bush Babies [Elektronische Daten] [M. DelPero, J. Masters, D. Zuccon, P. Cervella, S. Crovella, G. Ardito] Systematic relationships among the African bush babies are not well understood. Various generic designations are currently in use. Some authors refer all species to a single genus (Galago), while others recognize ≤4 genera. Phylogenetic reconstructions based on morphology, karyology, allozymes and vocal repertoires have generated inconsistent hypotheses of relationship. We analyzed partial sequences of three mitochondrial genes (270 bp from cytochrome b, 387 bp from 12S rRNA, and 241 bp from 16S rRNA, total 898 bp) to resolve some uncertainties. We sampled taxa from each of three genera: Galagoides alleni, G. demidoff and G. zanzibaricus; Galago senegalensis, G. gallarum and G. moholi; and Otolemur crassicaudatus and O. garnettii. Outgroup taxa were Asian lorises: Nycticebus coucang and Loris tardigradus. We analyzed sequences separately and in combination, and modeled phylogenies using maximum parsimony, weighted parsimony, neighbor-joining and maximum-likelihood. We obtained some variation in phylogenetic inference depending on sequence and analytical method, but the results also gave strong phylogenetic signals. The lesser bush babies invariably formed a clade, showing evidence of very recent radiation. The greater bush babies also formed a clade, marked by somewhat greater interspecific genetic distances, which was allied with Galagoides alleni in most instances. Galagoides demidoff and G. zanzibaricus are not closely related, though both diverged early in the history of the group. A genus comprising Galagoides alleni, G. demidoff and G. zanzibaricus is not supported by our data. The most likely alliance for Galagoides alleni is within the genus Otolemur. Of the three partial sequences employed in the study, 16S rRNA gave the most consistent results, while cytochrome b was least informative. Plenum Publishing Corporation, 2000 Galago nationallicence bush baby nationallicence mitochondrial genes nationallicence phylogeny nationallicence systematics nationallicence DelPero M. Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Università di Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 17, 10123, Torino, Italy aut Masters J. Natal Museum, Private Bag 9070, 3200, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa aut Zuccon D. Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Università di Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 17, 10123, Torino, Italy aut Cervella P. Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Università di Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 17, 10123, Torino, Italy aut Crovella S. Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Università di Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 17, 10123, Torino, Italy aut Ardito G. Istituto di Antropologia, Università di Firenze, Via del Proconsolo 12, 50122, Firenze, Italy aut International Journal of Primatology Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 21/5(2000-10-01), 889-904 0164-0291 21:5<889 2000 21 10764 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005502927658 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005502927658 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- DelPero M. Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Università di Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 17, 10123, Torino, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Masters J. Natal Museum, Private Bag 9070, 3200, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zuccon D. Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Università di Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 17, 10123, Torino, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cervella P. Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Università di Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 17, 10123, Torino, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Crovella S. Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Università di Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 17, 10123, Torino, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ardito G. Istituto di Antropologia, Università di Firenze, Via del Proconsolo 12, 50122, Firenze, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Primatology Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 21/5(2000-10-01), 889-904 0164-0291 21:5<889 2000 21 10764 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer