Two reciprocally monophyletic mtDNA lineages elucidate the taxonomic status of Mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella)

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-129

  Wronski, Torsten ^a,b   Wacher, Timothy ^a,b   Hammond, Robert L ^a,b,c   Winney, Bruce ^a,b,d   Hundertmark, Kris J ^a,b,e   Blacket, Mark J ^a,b,f   Mohammed, Osama B ^a,b   Flores, Benito ^a,b   Omer, Sawsan A ^a,b   Macasero, William ^a,b   Plath, Martin ^g   Tiedemann, Ralph ^h   Bleidorn, Christoph ⁱ  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^g GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsula; Captive breeding; Conservation units; Gazella gazella

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010607507     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14772001003613192     Document Type: Article

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