On shortcomings of using mtDNA sequence divergence for the systematics of hares (genus Lepus): An example from cape hares

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-32

  Ben Slimen, H ^a   Suchentrunk, F ^b   Ben Ammar Elgaaied, A ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Lepus capensis; Molecular systematics; mtDNA

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; DIVERGENCE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; INTROGRESSION; LAGOMORPH; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

LEPUS; LEPUS CAPENSIS;

EID: 37049026182     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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