6, 2,1998 5 CHIN ESE BIODIV ERSIT Y 6 (2) :138 142, May, 1998 Ξ (, 650223),,, Molecular phylogenetics and biodiversity conservation/ WANG Wen Abstract In recent years, it has been emphasized that the principles and methods of molecular phylogenetics should have potential and practical value in biodiversity conservation, especially in species conservation. It is a critical issue and the first step as well to identify those units which have evolutionary significance from different populations of a species concerned in species conservation. Phylogenetic relationships among those populations could shed valuable light on this issue. In addition, the data from molecular phylogenetic study are also helpful for us to understand the status and process of populations. Key words molecular phylogenetics, biodiversity conservation, evolutionary significant units, population pro2 cess Author s address Lab of Cellular and Molecular Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, the Chinese A2 cademy of Sciences, Kunming 650226, 1000,,,? (process),,,,,,,,,,,,avise 1987 ( Intraspecific phylo2 geography), DNA (mtdna) (haplotype) Ξ :1997-03 - 11 ; :1997-10 - 05
2 : 139 [1 ] [2 5 Avise, ] Slatkin [6 8 ( ) ],Moritz [9 11 ], 1 Moritz (management units, MUs), (evolutionarily significant units, ESUs, 1987 Ryder ), 1,, MUs, ( ) ESUs, [12 MUs ], ESUs, mtdna Moritz ESUs : mtdna, ES2 Us [10 ] mtdna,,, DNA Moritz, mtdna, ] ESUs,, ( T rachypithecus f rancoisi leu2 cocephal us) ( T. f. f rancoisi ) mtdna [13 ] ; ESU, 1000 [14 ],, 1 1 + 2 3 4 (MUs) ;1 + 2 + 3 4 mtdna ( ESUs), Fig. 1 Two different conservation units derived from phylogeny and fre2 quency of allele. 1 + 2, 3 and 4 are three management units respec2 5 ESUs, 5 tively ; 1 + 2 + 3, and 4 are two evolutionary significant units re2 [15 ESUs ] spectively, ESUs, ( evolutionarily
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