Mitochondrial DNA and karyotypic data confirm the presence of Mus indutus and Mus minutoides (Mammalia, Rodentia, Muridae, Nannomys) in Botswana

By

McDonough, Molly M.
Sotero-Caio, Cibele G.
Ferguson, Adam W.
Lewis, Patrick J.
Tswiio, Matlhogonolo
Thies, Monte L.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

359

Pages

35-51

Subjects

Africa , cytochrome b , Distribution , karyotype , rodent , sex-autosome translocation

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.359.6247

 

Abstract

We use a combination of cytochrome b sequence data and karyological evidence to confirm the presence of Mus indutus and Mus minutoides in Botswana. Our data include sampling from five localities from across the country, including one site in northwestern Botswana where both species were captured in syntopy. Additionally, we find evidence for two mitochondrial lineages of M. minutoides in northwestern Botswana that differ by 5% in sequence variation. Also, we report that M. minutoides in Botswana have the 2n=34 karyotype with the presence of a (X.1) sex-autosome translocation.