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1 February 2004 Molecular Evolution in Baiomys (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae): Evidence for a Genetic Subdivision in B. musculus
Brian R. Amman, Robert D. Bradley
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Abstract

The genus Baiomys contains 2 extant species, the northern B. taylori and the southern B. musculus. Mitochondrial DNA sequences from the cytochrome-b gene were used to assess genetic variation within and between the 2 species. Samples of B. taylori and B. musculus each formed 2 separate clades and differed by an average sequence divergence of 11.62%. Average sequence divergence between the 2 clades of B. taylori was minimal (2.82%), whereas the value between the 2 clades of B. musculus was greater (6.46%). The level of genetic divergence between the clades of B. musculus is comparable to values seen between other sister species of sigmodontine rodents. The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Sierre Madre del Sur, and Rio Balsas may separate populations of B. musculus into northwestern and southern clades.

Brian R. Amman and Robert D. Bradley "Molecular Evolution in Baiomys (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae): Evidence for a Genetic Subdivision in B. musculus," Journal of Mammalogy 85(1), 162-166, (1 February 2004). https://doi.org/10.1644/1545-1542(2004)085<0162:MEIBRS>2.0.CO;2
Accepted: 24 January 2003; Published: 1 February 2004
KEYWORDS
Baiomys
biogeography
cytochrome-b gene
molecular systematics
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