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Evolutionary Relationship between Two Firefly Species, Curtos costipennis and C. okinawanus (Coleoptera, Lampyridae), in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan Revealed by the Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Sequences
Joint Authors
Tanizaki, Shigeo
Muraji, Masahiko
Arakaki, Norio
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The phylogenetic relationship, biogeography, and evolutionary history of closely related two firefly species, Curtos costipennis and C.
okinawanus, distributed in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan were examined based on nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial (2.2 kb long) and nuclear (1.1-1.2 kb long) DNAs.
In these analyses, individuals were divided among three genetically distinct local groups, C.
costipennis in the Amami region, C.
okinawanus in the Okinawa region, and C.
costipennis in the Sakishima region.
Their mtDNA sequences suggested that ancestral C.
costipennis population was first separated between the Central and Southern Ryukyu areas, and the northern half was then subdivided between C.
costipennis in the Amami and C.
okinawanus in the Okinawa.
The application of the molecular evolutionary clocks of coleopteran insects indicated that their vicariance occurred 1.0–1.4 million years ago, suggesting the influence of submergence and subdivision of a paleopeninsula extending between the Ryukyu Islands and continental China through Taiwan in the early Pleistocene.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Muraji, Masahiko& Arakaki, Norio& Tanizaki, Shigeo. 2012. Evolutionary Relationship between Two Firefly Species, Curtos costipennis and C. okinawanus (Coleoptera, Lampyridae), in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan Revealed by the Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Sequences. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488496
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Muraji, Masahiko…[et al.]. Evolutionary Relationship between Two Firefly Species, Curtos costipennis and C. okinawanus (Coleoptera, Lampyridae), in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan Revealed by the Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Sequences. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488496
American Medical Association (AMA)
Muraji, Masahiko& Arakaki, Norio& Tanizaki, Shigeo. Evolutionary Relationship between Two Firefly Species, Curtos costipennis and C. okinawanus (Coleoptera, Lampyridae), in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan Revealed by the Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Sequences. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488496
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-488496