Species distinction and evolutionary relationships of the Italian hare (Lepus corsicanus) as described by mitochondrial DNA sequencing

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1805-1817

  Pierpaoli, M ^a   Riga, F ^a   Trocchi, V ^a   Randi, E ^a  

^a Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lepus corsicanus; Mismatch analysis; mtDNA control region; Phylogenetics; Population genetics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; GENE SEQUENCING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HYBRIDIZATION; ITALY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION; HAPLOTYPES; LAGOMORPHA; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033226624     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00766.x     Document Type: Article

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