Phylogeny of three parapatric species of desert ants, Cataglyphis bicolor, C. viatica, and C. savignyi: a comparison of mitochondrial DNA, nuclear DNA, and morphological data

Knaden, M; Tinaut, A; Cerda, X; Wehner, S; Wehner, R

doi:10.1016/j.zool.2005.03.005

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Knaden, M., Tinaut, A., Cerda, X., Wehner, S., & Wehner, R. (2005). Phylogeny of three parapatric species of desert ants, Cataglyphis bicolor, C. viatica, and C. savignyi: a comparison of mitochondrial DNA, nuclear DNA, and morphological data. Zoology, 108(2), 169–177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2005.03.005

Abstract

Due to morphological comparisons the Tunisian desert ant species Cataglyphis bicolor has been divided into three parapatric species: C. bicolor, C. viatica, and C. savignyi. The species status of the latter is supported by sequence analyses of the mitochondrial CO1 and CO2 region, while analyses of the same mitochondrial region lacked resolution for the separation of C. bicolor and C. viatica. However, the geographic distribution of mtDNA haplotypes points to different population viscosities with C. bicolor queens having longer migrat