TY - JOUR

T1 - The problems of genetic support of dividing the black kite (Milvus migrans) into subspecies

AU - Andreyenkova, N. G.

AU - Starikov, I. J.

AU - Wink, M.

AU - Karyakin, I. V.

AU - Andreyenkov, O. V.

AU - Zhimulev, I. F.

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © Andreyenkova N.G., Starikov I.J., Wink M., Karyakin I.V., Andreyenkov O.V., Zhimulev I.F., 2019

PY - 2019/1/1

Y1 - 2019/1/1

N2 - The black kite Milvus migrans is a common bird of prey demonstrating remarkable ecological plasticity. It inhabits a variety of habitats and is an increasingly synanthropic species. The black kite is widespread in Eurasia, Africa, Australia and adjacent islands. Palearctic kites migrate to Africa, India and China in winter, but kites of Africa and Australia are partly sedentary and partly seasonal migrants. The wide range and high mobility are the reasons of a complex population structure of the black kite. Commonly five to seven M. migrans subspecies are distinguished, each of which is widespread over extensive areas and has more or less an apparent phenotype. Recently, studies of genetic differences between black kite populations started to emerge. On the grounds of earlier studies of mitochondrial and nuclear genes of this species, we check whether there is a genetic support for separation of the black kite subspecies. Recent studies of some mitochondrial loci substantiate the recognition of at least the European (M. m. migrans), Asian (M. m. lineatus and M. m. govinda), African (M. m. aegyptius and M. m. parasitus), and Australian (M. m. affinis) black kite subspecies. Furthermore, the mitochondrial haplotype difference suggests that the African yellow-billed kite, including M. m. aegyptius and M. m. parasitus, should be a separate species as already proposed, or even two separate species.

AB - The black kite Milvus migrans is a common bird of prey demonstrating remarkable ecological plasticity. It inhabits a variety of habitats and is an increasingly synanthropic species. The black kite is widespread in Eurasia, Africa, Australia and adjacent islands. Palearctic kites migrate to Africa, India and China in winter, but kites of Africa and Australia are partly sedentary and partly seasonal migrants. The wide range and high mobility are the reasons of a complex population structure of the black kite. Commonly five to seven M. migrans subspecies are distinguished, each of which is widespread over extensive areas and has more or less an apparent phenotype. Recently, studies of genetic differences between black kite populations started to emerge. On the grounds of earlier studies of mitochondrial and nuclear genes of this species, we check whether there is a genetic support for separation of the black kite subspecies. Recent studies of some mitochondrial loci substantiate the recognition of at least the European (M. m. migrans), Asian (M. m. lineatus and M. m. govinda), African (M. m. aegyptius and M. m. parasitus), and Australian (M. m. affinis) black kite subspecies. Furthermore, the mitochondrial haplotype difference suggests that the African yellow-billed kite, including M. m. aegyptius and M. m. parasitus, should be a separate species as already proposed, or even two separate species.

KW - Black kite

KW - M. m. aegyptius

KW - M. m. affinis

KW - M. m. formosanus

KW - M. m. govinda

KW - M. m. lineatus

KW - M. m. migrans

KW - M. m. parasitus

KW - Milvus migrans

KW - Mitochondrial markers

KW - Molecular phylogeny

KW - Subspecies

KW - Yellow-billed kite

KW - POPULATION

KW - yellow-billed kite

KW - mitochondrial markers

KW - black kite

KW - molecular phylogeny

KW - subspecies

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85065031215&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.18699/VJ19.486

DO - 10.18699/VJ19.486

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85065031215

VL - 23

SP - 226

EP - 231

JO - Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекции

JF - Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекции

SN - 2500-0462

IS - 2

ER -