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Taxonomic status and origin of the Egyptian weasel (Mustela subpalmata) inferred from mitochondrial DNA      
Yazarlar (11)
Rodrigues Monica
Bos Arthur R Bos
Hoath Richard
Patrick J Schembri
Lymberakis Petros
Michele Cento
Ghawar Wissem
Prof. Dr. Şakir Önder ÖZKURT Prof. Dr. Şakir Önder ÖZKURT
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Santosreis Margarida
Juha Merilä
Carlos Fernandes
Devamını Göster
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
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü 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 No 144
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 191 / 202
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s10709-016-9889-y
Makale Linki http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10709-016-9889-y