PHYLOGENY OF RHESUS-MONKEYS (MACACA-MULATTA) AS REVEALED BY MITOCHONDRIAL-DNA RESTRICTION ENZYME ANALYSIS

Mitochondrial DNA, purified from 36 samples of 23 local populations which are widely distributed in Vietnam, Burma, and 10 provinces of China, has been analyzed to model the phylogeny of rhesus monkeys. The 20 local populations of China may represent nearly all major populations in China. Using 20 restriction endonucleases of 6-bp recognition, we observed a total of 50-61 sites in the various samples. By combining the cleavage patterns for each enzyme, the 36 samples were classified into 23 restriction types, each of which was found exclusively in the respective population from which samples were obtained By combining the earlier study of Indian rhesus monkeys, phylogenetic trees, which have been constructed on the basis of genetic distance, indicate that rhesus monkeys in China, Vietnam, India, and Burma can be divided into seven groups. Integrating morphological and geographical data, we suggest that rhesus monkeys in China, Vietnam, and Burma may be classified into six subspecies-M. m. mulatta, M. m. brevicaudus, M. m. lasiotis, M. m. littoralis, M. m. vestita, and M. m. tcheliensis-and rhesus monkeys in India may be another valid subspecies. M. m. tcheliensis is the most endangered subspecies in China. Divergence among subspecies may have begun 0.9-1.6 Ma. The radiation of rhesus monkeys in China may have spread from the southwest toward the east. The taxonomic status of the Hainan monkey and the Taiwan monkey require further investigation.

中国猕猴的分类及分布

根据外部形态、头骨特征及地理分布, 对猕猴在中国的亚种分类进行了重新 整理。结果表明M.m.mulatta、M.m.breuicaudus、M.m.lasiotis、M.m.littoralis 和M.m.uestita均为有效亚种, M.m.tcheliensis可能也是一有效亚种。图1表3参 15

猕猴属的分子系统学与遗传多样性研究

用六个线粒体基因片段序列数据，对称猴属的分子系统发育关系进行了分析。8种称猴：台湾猴，北平顶猴，藏酋猴，熊猴，红面猴，J厦河猴，狮尾猴和食蟹猴共40个样本用于本研究。结合从GenBank里下载的雯猴的相应序列，用拂拂作为外群构建了系统发育树。由于六个目的片段均为线粒体基因片段，缺乏重组且作为单一位点遗传，因此我们将六个数据集合并为一个数据集进行分析。我们获得了比前人置信度更高的线粒体系统树。除了红面猴，我们的结果支持Delson（1980）的分组。与前人研究结果一致，红面猴与食蟹猴组成员关系较近（尤其是食蟹猴）。恒河猴（相对于台湾猴），熊猴（相对于藏酋猴）和北平顶猴（相对于狮尾猴）都形成了并系。通过线粒体控制区序列和20个微卫星位点对14个恒河猴地理群体的群体结构进行了研究。微卫星数据和线粒体控制区数据均显示恒河猴有较高的遗传多样度。线粒体数据表明各地区的恒河猴群体间的差异显著大于微卫星数据显示的结果。也就是说，基于微卫星数据所得到的群体间基因流远大于基于线粒体数据所得到的群体间基因流。两种分子标记所得到的结果差异应归因为雌性恒河猴的归家冲动和雄性恒河猴的扩散。线粒体数据显示所有恒河猴群体近期没有发生过快速扩张。微卫星数据显示大部分恒河猴群体近期没有经历过瓶颈效应。恒河猴是分布较广的非人灵长类动物，但它的地理差异研究一直颇有争论且不足以划分其亚种。我们对采自包括印度、越南、缅甸和18个中国地区在内的21个地区共35个恒河猴样品的四个线粒体基因片段（COI，Cofl，COlll和12srRNA）进行了研究。食蟹猴、红面猴、台湾猴和史猴的相应序列作为外群。大约长为100bp的序列用于构建最大似然树和贝叶斯树。与前人结果一致（彭燕章等，1993；蒋学龙等，1995；Groves，2001），西部恒河猴（印度）．相当于M.m.mulatta。根据王应祥（2003）的分类，我们的东部恒河猴可分为四组：M．最早分离出来且一个来自缅甸的恒河猴位于该组基部；M.m.brachyurus和M.m．littoralis组成一个大枝，这个大枝与M.m，lasiotus构成姐妹群。