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Mitochondrial DNA variation along an altitudinal gradient in the greater white‐toothed shrew, Crocidura russula

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Abstract The distribution of mitochondrial control region‐sequence polymorphism was investigated in 15 populations of Crocidura russula along an altitudinal gradient in western Switzerland. High‐altitude populations are smaller, sparser and appear to undergo frequent bottlenecks. Accordingly, they showed a loss of rare haplotypes, but unexpectedly, were less differentiated than lowland populations. Furthermore, the major haplotypes segregated significantly with altitude. The results were inconsistent with a simple model of drift and dispersal. They suggested instead a role for historical patterns of colonization, or, alternatively, present‐day selective forces acting on one of the mitochondrial genes involved in metabolic pathways.
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hal-04667443 , version 1 (04-08-2024)

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M. Ehinger, P. Fontanillas, Eric J. Petit, N. Perrin. Mitochondrial DNA variation along an altitudinal gradient in the greater white‐toothed shrew, Crocidura russula. Molecular Ecology, 2002, 11 (5), pp.939-945. ⟨10.1046/j.1365-294X.2002.01487.x⟩. ⟨hal-04667443⟩

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