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The European Pine Marten Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758) Is Autochthonous in Sicily and Constitutes a Well-Characterised Major Phylogroup within the Species (Carnivora, Mustelidae).
Vecchioni, Luca; Marrone, Federico; Costa, Simone; Muscarella, Calogero; Carra, Elena; Arizza, Vincenzo; Arculeo, Marco; Faraone, Francesco Paolo.
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  • Vecchioni L; Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy.
  • Marrone F; Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy.
  • Costa S; Cooperativa Silene, Via D'Ondes Reggio 8a, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
  • Muscarella C; Cooperativa Silene, Via D'Ondes Reggio 8a, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
  • Carra E; Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy.
  • Arizza V; Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy.
  • Arculeo M; Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy.
  • Faraone FP; Independent Researcher, Viale Regione Siciliana S. E. 532, 90129 Palermo, Italy.
Animals (Basel) ; 12(19)2022 Sep 23.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36230287
No molecular data are currently available for the Sicilian populations of the European pine marten Martes martes, thus preventing any sound inference about its native or non-native status on the island, as well as the local phylogeography of the species. In order to investigate these issues, we sequenced two mtDNA markers in road-killed specimens collected in Sicily. Both markers consistently demonstrated the existence of a well-characterised Sicilian clade of the species, which is endemic to the island and constitutes the sister group of a clade including the Mediterranean and Central-North European major phylogroups of the European pine marten. Such evidence supports the autochthony of Martes martes in Sicily and points to a natural Pleistocene colonisation of the island followed by isolation. The occurrence of a, to date undetected, major phylogroup of the species in Sicily calls for the dedicated monitoring of the Sicilian populations of the species in order to preserve this evolutionarily significant unit.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Animals (Basel) Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Suiza
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Animals (Basel) Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Suiza