Lineages differentiation and population structure of the light-vented bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis in China based on mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite analysis  

作　　者：Yuchun WU Hui LI Fasheng ZOU Yucheng HSU 

机构地区：[1]South China Institute of Endangered Animals,Guangzhou,China [2]Guangzhou Work Technical School for High School Students,Guangzhou,China [3]Institute of Natural Resources,National Dong Hwa University,Hualien,Taiwan,China

出　　处：《Integrative Zoology》2011年第4期387-398,共12页整合动物学（英文版）

基　　金：The research was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of the China-Guangdong Joint Fund(U0833005);the National Nature Science Foundation of China(30770305);the Guangdong Natural Science Fund(9451026001003544 and 10151026001000008).

摘　　要：The light-vented bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis is a small resident passerine that is found widely in central and south China,North Vietnam,and some East Asian islands,including Hainan,Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands.Its subspecies status has been under considerable debate.A total of 10 subspecies have been proposed,but only 4 are widely recognized,including 1 continental taxon,P.s.sinensis,and 3 insular subspecies:P.s.hainanus,P.s.formosae and P.s.orii.Two mitochondrial DNA genes and 9 microsatellite loci were used to investigate the genetic divergence of this species,to identify the evolutionary status of 2 insular subspecies(P.s.hainanus and P.s.formosae)and to uncover probable historical causes that shaped them.The results reveal that P.s.formosae has diverged significantly from the other 2 subspecies because of a substantial time of isolation for populations on Taiwan Island.There was no significant genetic differentiation between P.s.sinensis and P.s.hainanus.The notable morphological difference in P.s.hainanus might be attributed to a rapid,recent adaptation to the tropical environment of Hainan Island.The low genetic divergence between P.s.sinensis and P.s.hainanus might result from a recent divergence or gene flow between them.Two insular subspecies of light-vented bulbul populations might have diverged recently from their continental relatives through a complex evolution history owing to island isolation,ecological isolation,and possibly even hybridization.Both P.s.hainanus and P.s.formosae should be considered important conservation units because of their morphological and genetic distinctiveness.

关 键 词：island isolation microsatellites mitochondrial DNA Pycnonotus sinensis subspecies divergence 

分 类 号：Q95[生物学—动物学]