Molecular phylogeography and genetic differentiation of blue sheep Pseudois nayaur szechuanensis and Pseudois schaeferi in China

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 387-395

  Zeng, Bo ^a   Xu, Liu ^a,b   Yue, Bisong ^a   Li, Zhijun ^c   Zou, Fangdong ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Yinchuan Zoo   (China)

Author keywords

Blue sheep; Dwarf blue sheep; Genetic differentiation; Phylogeography; Taxonomic status

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; CONFORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SHEEP;

ARTIODACTYLA; BOVIDAE; CELASTRINA LADON; OVIS ARIES; PSEUDOIS; PSEUDOIS NAYAUR; PSEUDOIS SCHAEFERI;

EID: 47749086226     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.05.010     Document Type: Article

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