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Phylogeography and conservation genetics of Eld's deer (Cervus eldi).
Molecular ecology - 1 Jan 2003
Balakrishnan Christopher N, Monfort Steven L, Gaur Ajay, Singh Lalji, Sorenson Michael D
Abstract excerpt
Eld's deer (Cervus eldi) is a highly endangered cervid, distributed historically throughout much of South Asia and Indochina. We analysed variation in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region for representatives of all three Eld's deer subspecies to gain a better understanding of the genetic population structure and evolutionary history of this species. A phylogeny of mtDNA haplotypes indicates that the...
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