A preliminary phylogenetic analysis of golden jackals (Canis aureus) (Canidae: Carnivora: Mammalia) from Turkey based on mitochondrial D-loop sequences

İbiş O., Aksoyek E., Özcan S., Tez C.

VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY, cilt.65, ss.391-397, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 65
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.391-397
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Canis aureus, Mitochondrial DNA, D-loop, Turkey, RED FOX, GENETIC-VARIABILITY, VULPES-VULPES, DNA, POPULATION, PHYLOGEOGRAPHY, CROATIA
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In the present study, partial sequences (439 bp) of mitochondrial DNA including D-loop region were obtained from seven golden jackals, Canis aureus, collected in Turkey. They were compared to the D-loop sequences registered in the GenBank database under the name Canis aureus. We determined four D-loop haplotypes (333 bp) among the seven Turkish sequences. Despite the limited number of sequences, our analysis indicated that Canis aureus consists of two allopatric haplogroups (a major haplogroup representing Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Serbia and Turkey, and a minor haplogroup containing one haplotype from India) within the sampling area. Interestingly, one haplotype from Senegal was clustered close to grey wolves, used as out-group, and this haplotype might not belong to golden jackal as suggested in previous studies. Our work presented the important data obtained from the Turkish samples to reveal the phylogenetic relationships among golden jackals, and it has suggested that there is a relatively high genetic variability in Turkish golden jackals.