Mitochondrial DNA diversity, differentiation and phylogeography of the South American riverine and coastal dolphins Sotalia fluviatilis and Sotalia guianensis.

  • S. Caballero
  • , F. Trujillo
  • , J. A. Vianna
  • , H. Barrios-Garrido
  • , M. G. Montiel
  • , S Beltrán-Pedreros
  • , M. Marmontel
  • , M. C. O. Santos
  • , M. R. Rossi-Santos
  • , F. R. Santos
  • , C. S. Baker

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Abstract

Here we consider the phylogeography and population structure of the South American coastal and riverine dolphins, Sotalia guianensis and Sotalia fluviatilis, based on samples (n = 76) collected across more than 9000km of the species distribution. Phylogenetic reconstruction of 31 distinct haplotypes based on a combined analysis of two mitochondrial gene fragments (1052bp) revealed clear genetic differences between riverine and coastal individuals consistent with species-level ranking. Within the coastal species, a spatial analysis of molecular variance of the control region sequences showed significant regional population differentiation (F ST = 0.4; F ST = 0.6; P
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)69-79
Number of pages11
JournalLatin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals
Volume8
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 31 2010

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