Abstract
By means of gel electrophoresis of tissue extracts we have studied protein polymorphism inEligmodontia typus. The analysis was performed on specimens from five population samples collected at different sites in Patagonia (Argentina). Mean heterozygosity (\-h) and proportion of polymorphic loci (P) were determined on the basis of 19 loci. Considering all individuals as one sample, \-h gave a value of 0.16 and P was 70%. Although these values are much higher than those reported for most rodent species, they are very similar to those obtained by us for four species of the genusCalomys and forGraomys griseoflavus. There is a striking genetic identity (IN=0.99) among populations from regions with different environmental conditions, indicating that the species possesses a common genic pool. Genetic distance with other species of the Phyllotini was estimated. DN was lower betweenE. typus andCalomys (mean DN=0.88) than betweenE. typus andGraomys griseoflavus (DN=1.01). The high morphological similarity between these last two species, especially regarding those characters related to desert life adaptation, could be assigned, at least in part, to convergent evolution.
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de Sousa, G.B., de Rosa, N. & Gardenal, C.N. Protein polymorphism inEligmodontia typus. Genetic divergence with other phyllotine cricetids. Genetica 97, 47–53 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00132580
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