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Unpublished Reference Phylogenetics and Integrative Taxonomy of African Water Snakes (Squamata: Colubridae: Grayia)
Grayia is a genus of relatively large (1.5 – 2.5 m) aquatic Afrotropical snakes that is currently comprised of four species. Recent molecular phylogenies recovered Grayia in its own distinct subfamily (Grayiinae), which was strongly supported as the sister group to Colubrinae. Because tropical African snakes are generally understudied, the relationships within Grayia are poorly known. Due to morphological conservatism, identification is often difficult and previous studies involving Grayia included misidentified specimens in other genera. The goal of this study is to build a phylogenetic tree that can be used to understand the relationships and taxonomy of Grayia via an integrative taxonomic approach that combines molecular and morphological data. One nuclear (BDNF) and four mitochondrial genes (COI, cyt b, 16S and ND4) were used to construct a phylogenetic tree with Maximum likelihood methods; outgroups included the genera Calamaria, Sibynophis and Masticophis. Preliminary trees suggest G. ornata and G. smithii are sister taxa, whereas G. caesar (originally described as the sole member of the genus Xenurophis) is sister to G. tholloni. At least two divergent lineages of G. ornata suggest cryptic species are likely present in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Republic of Congo.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2021
Inproceedings Reference Phylogénie et délimitation d’espèces du complexe d’escargots terrestres Pyramidula sur base de données RADseq
L’histoire évolutive de complexes d’espèces proches est souvent difficile à reconstruire à cause d’un manque de données informatives. Les données RADseq (Restriction site-associated DNA sequencing) permettent de collecter une grande quantité de données ADN, y compris pour des organismes non-modèles. Ici nous avons utilisé les données RADseq pour étudier le complexe d’espèces d’escargots terrestres du genre Pyramidula. La concaténation des séquences ADN obtenues (environ 1,5 x 106 caractères et >97 x 103 sites polymorphiques) a permis de reconstruire les relations phylogénétiques entre les espèces du complexe avec beaucoup plus de résolution que si des marqueurs phylogénétiques standards avaient été utilisés (COI, 16S rARN, 5.8S rARN, ITS2 and 28S rARN). D’autre part, l’analyse de 875 SNPs (single-nucleotide polymorphisms) et de plusieurs scénarios de délimitation d’espèces a soutenu l’hypothèse que neuf espèces de Pyramidula étaient à distinguer au sein de notre échantillonnage. Enfin, l’analyse de la répartition des allèles parmi les individus séquencés (D-statistics) n’a pas montré d’évidence d’hybridation interspécifique ancestrale, si ce n’est entre deux espèces, P. pusilla and P. saxatilis.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2016
Inproceedings Reference Phylogenomics resolves relationships among genera in murid tribes Arvicanthini and Praomini, representing two major rodent radiations in sub-Saharan Africa
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2019
Inproceedings Reference Phylogeny and DNA barcoding of Nipponarion (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Arionidae): A bridge too far?
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Article Reference Phylogeography and genetic diversity of Eucypris virens, an ostracod species with mixed reproduction
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Article Reference Phylogeography and taxonomy of the Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea s.l.).
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Article Reference Phylogeography of the small equids
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Article Reference Phylogeography of two putative ancient asexual ostracods species (Darwinulidae, Ostracoda, Crustacea) from above and below ground.
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Conference Reference Physical controls on biogeochemical dynamics along the land-ocean continuum: implications for coastal ocean modelling.
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Inproceedings Reference Phytoplankton enhances the flocculation of suspended particulate matter in a tidal, turbid estuary
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2025 OA