Genetic consequences of postglacial colonization by the endemic Yarkand hare (Lepus yarkandensis) of the arid Tarim Basin

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1370-1382

  Shan, Wen Juan ^a,b   Liu, Jiang ^b,c   Yu, Li ^b   Robert, W Murphy ^c,d   Mahmut, Halik ^a   Zhang, Ya Ping ^b,c  

^a XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^d DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

conservation; glacial refugia; Lagomorpha; Leporidae; mtDNA; Pleistocene; Qinghai Tibetan Plateau; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

LAGOMORPHA; LEPORIDAE; LEPUS YARKANDENSIS;

EID: 79955149194     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-011-4460-9     Document Type: Article

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