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Ancient DNA sequences point to a large loss of mitochondrial genetic diversity in the saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) since the Pleistocene.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2010
Campos Paula F, Kristensen Tommy, Orlando Ludovic, Sher Andrei, Kholodova Marina V, Götherström Anders, Hofreiter Michael, Drucker Dorothée G, Kosintsev Pavel, Tikhonov Alexei, Baryshnikov Gennady F, Willerslev Eske, Gilbert M Thomas P
Abstract excerpt
Prior to the Holocene, the range of the saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) spanned from France to the Northwest Territories of Canada. Although its distribution subsequently contracted to the steppes of Central Asia, historical records indicate that it remained extremely abundant until the end of the Soviet Union, after which its populations were reduced by over 95%. We have analysed the mitochondrial control region...
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