Taxonomic status and origin of the Egyptian weasel (Mustela subpalmata) inferred from mitochondrial DNA
Yazarlar (11)
University of Malta, Malta
SROPU Bird Observat & Protect Stn Rome, İtalya
Prof. Dr. Şakir Önder ÖZKURT
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Universidade de Lisboa, Portekiz
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale) | ||
| Dergi Adı | GENETICA | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 0016-6707 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 04-2016 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 144 / 2 / 191–202 | DOI | 10.1007/s10709-016-9889-y |
| Makale Linki | http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10709-016-9889-y | ||
| Özet |
| The Egyptian weasel (Mustela subpalmata) is a small mustelid with a distribution restricted to the lower Nile Valley and the Nile Delta. Traditionally considered a subspecies of the least weasel (M. nivalis), it is currently recognized as a separate species based on morphology. Here we present the first genetic assessment of the taxonomic status of the Egyptian weasel by comparing mitochondrial DNA (Cytochrome b gene and control region) sequences to those of least weasels from the western Palearctic, with a focus on the Mediterranean region. Our results provide no evidence to support the view that the Egyptian weasel is genetically distinct from the least weasel, as we found that, for both Cytochrome b and control region, haplotypes were shared between the two taxa. Specifically, the Cytochrome b and control region haplotypes detected in the Egyptian weasel were also present in M. nivalis from Turkey and … |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Mustela subpalmata | Species status | Molecular systematics | Phylogeography | Mitochondrial DNA | Weasels |
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| WoS | 7 |
| Google Scholar | 16 |