The Evolution and Paleobiogeography of Flying Squirrels (Sciuridae, Pteromyini) in Response to Global Environmental Change
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| 作者 | Lu XF1,2; Ge DY1; Xia L1; Zhang ZQ3; Li S4; Yang QS*1; yangqs@ioz.ac.cn |
| 刊名 | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
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| 出版日期 | 2013 |
| 卷号 | 40期号:1页码:117-132 |
| 关键词 | Sciuridae Pteromyini Evolution Paleobiogeography Dispersal-vicariance Analysis |
| 英文摘要 | Flying squirrels are strictly arboreal squirrels adopting a special gliding form of locomotion. This group of animals has a long history that has mirrored the vicissitude of forests. The discrepancy in the distribution between fossils and extant species indicates a mysterious evolution history requiring further exploration. This study compiles the worldwide fossils of Pteromyini to the species level in order to reproduce the spatiotemporal distribution pattern of flying squirrels and deduce the ancestral distribution according to dispersal-vicariance analysis of a phylogeny of the extant species. In addition, we reconstruct the paleoenvironmental background and find that flying squirrels probably originated in the Oligocene-Miocene transition from Europe and immediately dispersed to Asia and North America. Influenced by glaciation, CO2 reduction, geologic movements and the Paratethys retreat, the Northern Hemisphere underwent climate deterioration and grassland expansion during the late Miocene, and thus the diversity of Pteromyini dramatically decreased. The uplift of the Tibet Plateau in addition to the strengthened Asian monsoons intensified the aridity in central Asia, but brought sufficient water to the densely forested regions of South and Southeast Asia. These forests are likely both refugia and diversification center for flying squirrels during glacial periods in the Quarternary. The subsequent connection and separation events among these heterogeneous habitats has probably been a driving force in the speciation of flying squirrels. Based on this work, we predict a bleak future for the flying squirrels, one which is closely associated with the fate of forests in Asia. |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000315335500010 |
| 资助机构 | Our research is supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (No: 31101629, 31172065, J0930004 and 30970332) and a grant (Y229YX5105) from the Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. ; Our research is supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (No: 31101629, 31172065, J0930004 and 30970332) and a grant (Y229YX5105) from the Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. ; Our research is supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (No: 31101629, 31172065, J0930004 and 30970332) and a grant (Y229YX5105) from the Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. ; Our research is supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (No: 31101629, 31172065, J0930004 and 30970332) and a grant (Y229YX5105) from the Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. |
| 公开日期 | 2014-10-22 |
| 源URL | [http://159.226.149.42:8088/handle/152453/8130]  |
| 专题 | 管理、支撑部门_动物博物馆 |
| 通讯作者 | yangqs@ioz.ac.cn |
| 作者单位 | 1.Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beichen West Road, Beijing 100101, China 2.Graduate University of CAS, Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China 3.Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, CAS, Xizhimenwai Street, 100044 Beijing, China 4.Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS, Jiaochang East Road, Kunming 650223, China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Lu XF,Ge DY,Xia L,et al. The Evolution and Paleobiogeography of Flying Squirrels (Sciuridae, Pteromyini) in Response to Global Environmental Change[J]. EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY,2013,40(1):117-132. |
| APA | Lu XF.,Ge DY.,Xia L.,Zhang ZQ.,Li S.,...&yangqs@ioz.ac.cn.(2013).The Evolution and Paleobiogeography of Flying Squirrels (Sciuridae, Pteromyini) in Response to Global Environmental Change.EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY,40(1),117-132. |
| MLA | Lu XF,et al."The Evolution and Paleobiogeography of Flying Squirrels (Sciuridae, Pteromyini) in Response to Global Environmental Change".EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 40.1(2013):117-132. |
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