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| Conrad A MattheeSummaryAffiliation: University of Stellenbosch Country: South Africa Publications
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Suprafamilial relationships among Rodentia and the phylogenetic effect of removing fast-evolving nucleotides in mitochondrial, exon and intron fragmentsClaudine Montgelard
Institut des Sciences de l Evolution de Montpellier UMR 5554, Universite de Montpellier II, Place Eugene Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex, France
BMC Evol Biol 8:321. 2008....
Signatures of seaway closures and founder dispersal in the phylogeny of a circumglobally distributed seahorse lineagePeter R Teske
Molecular Ecology and Systematics Group, Botany Department, Rhodes University, 6140 Grahamstown, South Africa
BMC Evol Biol 7:138. 2007....
Indel evolution of mammalian introns and the utility of non-coding nuclear markers in eutherian phylogeneticsConrad A Matthee
Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa
Mol Phylogenet Evol 42:827-37. 2007....- A phylogenetic review of the African leaf chameleons: genus Rhampholeon (Chamaeleonidae): the role of vicariance and climate change in speciationConrad A Matthee
Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, 7602, South Africa
Proc Biol Sci 271:1967-75. 2004..20 Myr ago. Subsequent speciation among taxa was probably the result of gradual desiccation of forests between 20 and 5 Myr ago... - A molecular supermatrix of the rabbits and hares (Leporidae) allows for the identification of five intercontinental exchanges during the MioceneConrad A Matthee
Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 7602, South Africa
Syst Biol 53:433-47. 2004.... - Utility of nuclear DNA intron markers at lower taxonomic levels: phylogenetic resolution among nine Tragelaphus sppSandi Willows-Munro
Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
Mol Phylogenet Evol 35:624-36. 2005.... 
Molecular phylogenetics and historical biogeography of Rhinolophus batsSamantha Stoffberg
Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa
Mol Phylogenet Evol 54:1-9. 2010....- Lack of taxonomic differentiation in an apparently widespread freshwater isopod morphotype (Phreatoicidea: Mesamphisopidae: Mesamphisopus) from South AfricaGavin Gouws
Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa
Mol Phylogenet Evol 37:289-305. 2005..This disparity and the mosaic pattern of differentiation may be driven by stochastic population crashes and genetic bottlenecks (caused by seasonal habitat fluctuations), coupled with genetic drift... - Phylogenetics of the southern African dwarf chameleons, Bradypodion (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)Krystal A Tolley
Molecular Zoology Laboratory, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, 7602, Matieland, South Africa
Mol Phylogenet Evol 30:354-65. 2004.... - Remarkably low mtDNA control region diversity in an abundant demersal fishSophie von der Heyden
Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa
Mol Phylogenet Evol 55:1183-8. 2010.... - Mitochondrial DNA analyses of the Cape hakes reveal an expanding, panmictic population for Merluccius capensis and population structuring for mature fish in Merluccius paradoxusSophie von der Heyden
Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa
Mol Phylogenet Evol 42:517-27. 2007..Our study highlights the utility of genetic markers to unravel the evolutionary history of sympatric species, as well as addressing management issues within regions where commercially valuable fish stocks are shared between nations... - Correlated genetic and ecological diversification in a widespread southern African horseshoe batSamantha Stoffberg
Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Republic of South Africa
PLoS ONE 7:e31946. 2012..Based on molecular clock calibrations, it is evident that climatic cycling and related vegetation changes during the Quaternary may have facilitated diversification both genetically and ecologically... - Biogeographic patterns and phylogeography of dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion) in an African biodiversity hotspotKrystal A Tolley
Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa
Mol Ecol 15:781-93. 2006..This suggests that the origins of many present-day lineages were founded in the Plio-Pleistocene, a time period that corresponds to the reduction of forests in the region and the establishment of the fynbos biome... - The evolutionary history of seahorses (Syngnathidae: Hippocampus): molecular data suggest a West Pacific origin and two invasions of the Atlantic OceanPeter R Teske
Zoology Department, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, 7602, Matieland, South Africa
Mol Phylogenet Evol 30:273-86. 2004..The phylogeny obtained herein suggests at least two independent colonization events of the Atlantic Ocean, once before the closure of the Tethyan seaway, and once afterwards... - Nuclear and mtDNA-based phylogeny of southern African sand lizards, Pedioplanis (Sauria: Lacertidae)Jane S Makokha
Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, 7602, South Africa
Mol Phylogenet Evol 44:622-33. 2007..This probably led to habitat changes associated with climate and, in conjunction with physical barriers (Great Escarpment), contributed towards speciation within the genus Pedioplanis... - Phylogenetic relationships of the southern African freshwater crab fauna (Decapoda: Potamonautidae: Potamonautes) derived from multiple data sets reveal biogeographic patterningSavel R Daniels
Zoology Department, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, 7602, Matieland, South Africa
Mol Phylogenet Evol 25:511-23. 2002..The combined analyses reflected clear biogeographic patterning for these river crabs. In addition, there was a clear correlation between genetic distance values and the ability of sympatric species to hybridize... - Biome specificity of distinct genetic lineages within the four-striped mouse Rhabdomys pumilio (Rodentia: Muridae) from southern Africa with implications for taxonomyNina du Toit
Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
Mol Phylogenet Evol 65:75-86. 2012..Marked genetic divergence at the mitochondrial DNA level, coupled with strong nuclear and mtDNA signals of non-monophyly of R. pumilio, support the notion that a taxonomic revision of the genus is needed... - Molecular phylogeny of the spiny lobster genus Palinurus (Decapoda: Palinuridae) with hypotheses on speciation in the NE Atlantic/Mediterranean and SW Indian OceanJohan C Groeneveld
Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Mol Phylogenet Evol 45:102-10. 2007.... - A nuclear DNA phylogenetic perspective on the evolution of echolocation and historical biogeography of extant bats (chiroptera)Geeta N Eick
Department of Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Mol Biol Evol 22:1869-86. 2005..Africa was reconstructed as the center of origin of modern-day bat families... - Population fragmentation in the southern rock agama, Agama atra: more evidence for vicariance in Southern AfricaConrad A Matthee
Department of Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, 7602, South Africa
Mol Ecol 11:465-71. 2002..This suggests vicariance, probably as a response to natural climatic changes during the past three million years... - Evidence for panmixia despite barriers to gene flow in the southern African endemic, Caffrogobius caffer (Teleostei: Gobiidae)Marlene Neethling
Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X01, Matieland 7602, South Africa
BMC Evol Biol 8:325. 2008..caffer populations is affected by the dominant Agulhas and Benguela current systems of the southern oceans... - Molecular systematics of dormice (Rodentia: Gliridae) and the radiation of Graphiurus in AfricaClaudine Montgelard
Laboratoire de Paléontologie des Vertébrés EPHE, Institut des Sciences de l Evolution, UMR 5554 CNRS, Universite Montpellier II, CC064, Place E Bataillon, 34 095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Proc Biol Sci 270:1947-55. 2003..The radiation within Graphiurus is more recent, with the colonization of Africa by this lineage estimated at ca. 8-10 Myr ago...