Phylogenetic analysis of mtCR-1 sequences of Tunisian and Egyptian hares (Lepus sp. or spp., Lagomorpha) with different coat colours

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 224-239

  Ben Slimen, H ^a   Suchentrunk, F ^a   Shahin, A B ^a   Ben Ammar Elgaaied, Amel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

control region; Lepus; mtDNA; North Africa; phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLOR; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LAGOMORPH; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; ASIA; CAPE PROVINCE; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

LAGOMORPHA; LEPUS; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS COMUS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; LEPUS SAXATILIS; LEPUS SP.; LEPUS VICTORIAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34250646654     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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