Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources (Jul 2020)
Complete mitochondrial genomes provide current refined phylogenomic hypotheses for relationships among ten Hirundo species
- Javan K. Carter,
- Peter Innes,
- April M. Goebl,
- Benjamin Johnson,
- Matthew Gebert,
- Ziv Attia,
- Zachariah Gabani,
- Ruiqi Li,
- Tina Melie,
- Chiara Dart,
- Ali Mares,
- Chrisopher Greidanus,
- Jaime Paterson,
- Brianna Wall,
- Gabriela Cortese,
- Kevin Thirouin,
- Gabrielle Glime,
- Joseph Rutten,
- Cameron Poyd,
- Erin Post,
- Brianna Wall,
- Ahmed A. Elhadi,
- Katherine Feldmann,
- August Danz,
- Thomas Blanchard,
- Samantha Amato,
- Stephan Reinert,
- Cloe S. Pogoda,
- Elizabeth S. C. Scordato,
- Amanda K. Hund,
- Rebecca J. Safran,
- Nolan C. Kane
Affiliations
- Javan K. Carter
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Peter Innes
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- April M. Goebl
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Benjamin Johnson
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Matthew Gebert
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Ziv Attia
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Zachariah Gabani
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Ruiqi Li
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Tina Melie
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Chiara Dart
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Ali Mares
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Chrisopher Greidanus
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Jaime Paterson
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Brianna Wall
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Gabriela Cortese
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Kevin Thirouin
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Gabrielle Glime
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Joseph Rutten
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Cameron Poyd
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Erin Post
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Brianna Wall
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Ahmed A. Elhadi
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Katherine Feldmann
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- August Danz
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Thomas Blanchard
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Samantha Amato
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Stephan Reinert
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Cloe S. Pogoda
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Elizabeth S. C. Scordato
- Department of Biological Science, California State Polytechnic University
- Amanda K. Hund
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Rebecca J. Safran
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- Nolan C. Kane
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2020.1790999
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 5,
no. 3
pp. 2881 – 2885
Abstract
Hirundo is the most species-rich genus of the passerine swallow family (Hirundinidae) and has a cosmopolitan distribution. Here we report the complete, annotated mitochondrial genomes for 25 individuals from 10 of the 14 extant Hirundo species; these include representatives from four subspecies of the barn swallow, H. rustica. Mitogenomes were conserved in size, ranging from 18,500 to 18,700 base pairs. They all contained 13 protein-coding regions, 22 tRNAs, a control region, and large and small ribosomal subunits. Phylogenetic analysis resolved most of the relationships between the studied species and subspecies which were largely consistent with previously published trees. Several new relationships were observed within the phylogeny that could have only been discovered with the increased amount of genetic material. This study represents the largest Hirundo mitochondrial phylogeny to date, and could serve as a vital tool for other studies focusing on the evolution of the Hirundo genus.
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