TY - JOUR
AU1 - SURGET-GROBA, YANN
AU2 - HEULIN, BENOIT
AU3 - GUILLAUME, CLAUDE-PIERRE
AU4 - PUKY, MIKLOS
AU5 - SEMENOV, DMITRY
AU6 - ORLOVA, VALENTINA
AU7 - KUPRIYANOVA, LARISSA
AU8 - GHIRA, IOAN
AU9 - SMAJDA, BENEDIK
AB - AbstractThe evolution of viviparity in squamates has been the focus of much scientific attention in previous years. In particular, the possibility of the transition from viviparity back to oviparity has been the subject of a vigorous debate. Some studies have suggested this reversal is more frequent than previously thought. However, none of them provide conclusive evidence. We investigated this problem by studying the phylogenetic relationships between oviparous and viviparous lineages of the reproductively bimodal lizard species Zootoca vivipara. Our results show that viviparous populations are not monophyletic, and that several evolutionary transitions in parity mode have occurred. The most parsimonious scenario involves a single origin of viviparity followed by a reversal back to oviparity. This is the first study with a strongly supported phylogenetic framework supporting a transition from viviparity to oviparity.
TI - Multiple origins of viviparity, or reversal from viviparity to oviparity? The European common lizard (Zootoca vivipara, Lacertidae) and the evolution of parity
JF - Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
DO - 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2006.00552.x
DA - 2006-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/multiple-origins-of-viviparity-or-reversal-from-viviparity-to-mTLP60THVq
SP - 1
EP - 11
VL - 87
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -