The evolutionary history of the Cape hare (Lepus capensis sensu lato): insights for systematics and biogeography

摘要

Geographic distribution of Lepus capensis and samples unambiguously attributed to a microsatellite cluster. Gray background indicates the distribution of L. capensis according to IUCN Red List (www.redlist.org). Symbols indicate sampling localities: shapes indicate the eight mtDNA lineages (according to the BAPS and network analyses, which agrees with the phylogenetic inference shown in Fig. ​Fig.2)2) and their gray shades depict the five evolutionary groups inferred from microsatellites (see Fig. S1). Symbols are not proportional to the number of individuals samples in the locality and more than one specimen may be represented in each geographical point. Arrows indicate hypothesized dispersal corridors in the Sahara-Sahel—Atlantic Sahara, Nile River and Red Sea mountains (Brito et al. 2014)