Bayesian inference of cetacean phylogeny based on mitochondrial genomes

Abstract: The phylogeny of Cetacea (whales, dolphins, porpoises) has long attracted the interests of biologists and has been investigated by many researchers based on different datasets. However, some phylogenetic relationships within Cetacea still remain controversial. In this study, Bayesian analyses were performed to infer the phylogeny of 25 representative species within Cetacea based on their mitochondrial genomes for the first time. The analyses recovered the clades resolved by the previous studies and strongly supported most of the current cetacean classifications, such as the monophyly of Odontoceti (toothed whales) and Mysticeti (baleen whales). The analyses provided a reliable and comprehensive phylogeny of Cetacea which can provide a foundation for further exploration of cetacean ecology, conservation and biology. The results also showed that: (i) the mitochondrial genomes were very informative for inferring phylogeny of Cetacea; and (ii) the Bayesian analyses outperformed other phylogenetic methods on inferring mitochondrial genome-based phylogeny of Cetacea.

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Bayesian inference of cetacean phylogeny based on mitochondrial genomes ; volume:64 ; number:4 ; year:2009 ; pages:811-818 ; extent:8
Biologia ; 64, Heft 4 (2009), 811-818 (gesamt 8)

Urheber
Yang, Xiao-Guang

DOI
10.2478/s11756-009-0121-8
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2409221633487.604577641525
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  • Yang, Xiao-Guang

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