Phylogeography of the Sinica Group of Macaques in the Himalayas: Taxonomic and Evolutionary Implications

	Phylogeography of the Sinica Group of Macaques in the Himalayas: Taxonomic and Evolutionary Implications
	Khanal, L; Li, XY; Subba, A; Ulak, S; Kyes, RC; Jiang, XL
	2024
发表期刊	BIOLOGY-BASEL
卷号	13 期号:10
摘要	Simple Summary The taxonomy of the sinica group of macaques has been unresolved due to inconsistencies between their physical traits and genetic relationships. To clarify this taxonomic issue, we analyzed DNA from previously unsampled populations of the macaques in the Himalayas. Our results revealed that the sinica group consists of seven distinct species, rather than the previously considered six species as the two subspecies of Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis assamensis and M. a. pelops) are separate candidate species with strong genetic variations. The study also identified Arunachal macaques (M. munzala) in the Shannan area of Xizang Zizhiqu in China. Multiple analyses revealed complex historical patterns of species dispersal and separation, mostly linked to climatic changes during the Quaternary period. We propose a new hypothesis about the sinica group's evolutionary history.Abstract Owing to the taxonomic incongruence between the morphological features and genetic relationships of the sinica group of macaques (genus Macaca), the taxonomy of this macaque group has remained inconclusive. We aimed to resolve the taxonomic quandary and improve our understanding of the historical biogeography of the group by including macaque DNA samples from previously unsampled areas in the Himalayas. We sequenced and analyzed three mitochondrial DNA loci [cytochrome b (CYTB), cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) and D-loop; 2898 bp] for sequence polymorphism, phylogenetics, species delimitation, and ancestral area reconstruction. We confirmed the occurrence of Arunachal macaque (Macaca munzala) on the southern slopes of the Eastern Himalayas in the Xizang Zizhiqu (Tibet Autonomous Region) of China. The results revealed that the sinica group of macaques is a parapatric species group composed of seven distinct species. Phylogenetic and species delimitation analyses revealed that the two previously considered subspecies of Assamese macaques (the eastern subspecies M. assamensis assamensis and the western subspecies M. a. pelops) are two distinct species. The eastern Assamese macaque is a sister species to the Tibetan macaque, whereas the western Assamese macaque and Arunachal macaque are the closest genetic sister species. The sinica group of macaques underwent five vicariance and seven dispersal radiations in the past, which mainly coincided with the Quaternary climatic oscillations between the late Pliocene and the late Pleistocene. By integrating our phylogenetic and ancestral area reconstruction results with findings from previous paleontological and molecular studies, we propose a robust hypothesis about the phylogeography of the sinica group of macaques.
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.kiz.ac.cn/handle/152453/14568
专题	科研部门_兽类生态与进化（蒋学龙）
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Khanal, L,Li, XY,Subba, A,et al. Phylogeography of the Sinica Group of Macaques in the Himalayas: Taxonomic and Evolutionary Implications[J]. BIOLOGY-BASEL,2024,13(10).
APA	Khanal, L,Li, XY,Subba, A,Ulak, S,Kyes, RC,&Jiang, XL.(2024).Phylogeography of the Sinica Group of Macaques in the Himalayas: Taxonomic and Evolutionary Implications.BIOLOGY-BASEL,13(10).
MLA	Khanal, L,et al."Phylogeography of the Sinica Group of Macaques in the Himalayas: Taxonomic and Evolutionary Implications".BIOLOGY-BASEL 13.10(2024).

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