Geographic distribution of an extinct equid (Equus hydruntinus: Mammalia, Equidae) revealed by morphological and genetical analyses of fossils

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2083-2093

  Orlando, Ludovic ^a   Mashkour, Marjan ^b   Burke, Ariane ^c   Douady, Christophe J ^d   Eisenmann, Véra ^b   Hänni, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d UMR5023 Laboratoire d'Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes Naturels et Anthropisés   (France)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Equids; Equus hydruntinus; mtDNA; Past biodiversity; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FOSSIL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; IRAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; REGULATOR GENE; SKULL; TOOTH; UKRAINE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EQUIDAE; FOSSILS; IRAN; LOCUS CONTROL REGION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PALEODONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SKULL; TOOTH; UKRAINE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EQUIDAE; EQUUS; EQUUS BURCHELLII; EQUUS CABALLUS; EQUUS HEMIONUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33745040266     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02922.x     Document Type: Article

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