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  • 标题:Coalescent-based delimitation outperforms distance-based methods for delineating less divergent species: the case of Kurixalus odontotarsus species group
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  • 作者:Guohua Yu ; Dingqi Rao ; Masafumi Matsui
  • 期刊名称:Scientific Reports
  • 电子版ISSN:2045-2322
  • 出版年度:2017
  • 卷号:7
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:16124
  • DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-16309-1
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:Springer Nature
  • 摘要:Few empirical studies have compared coalescent-based methods to distance-based methods for delimitation of less divergent species. In this study, we used two coalescent-based (BFD and BPP) and two distance-based barcoding (ABGD and jMOTU) methods to delimit closely related species in the Kurixalus odontotarsus species group. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that the K. odontotarsus species group comprises 11 distinct maternal clades with strong support values. Based on the genetic and morphological evidences, we consider that species diversity in the K. odontotarsus species group was underestimated and the 11 clades represent 11 species, of which six are unnamed. The coalescent-based delimitations decisively supported the scenario of 11-species corresponding to the 11 clades. However, the distance-based ABGD only obtained 3-6 candidate species, which is not consistent with morphological evidence. These results indicate that BFD and BPP are more conservative than ABGD to false negatives (lumping). Method of fixed threshold (jMOTU) may obtain a resolution similar to that inferred by BFD and BPP, but it severely relies on subjective choice of the threshold and lacks statistical support. We consider that coalescent-based BFD and BPP approaches outperform distance-based methods for delineation of less divergent species.
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