Article
Integrative species delimitation of the widespread North American jumping mice (Zapodinae).
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Sept 2017
Malaney Jason L, Demboski John R, Cook Joseph A
Abstract excerpt
Delimiting species can be challenging, but is a key step for the critical examination of evolutionary history and for prioritizing conservation efforts. Because systematic relationships are often determined iteratively using tests based on taxonomy, such methods can fail to detect cryptic variation and result in biased conclusions. Conversely, discovery-based approaches provide a powerful way to define...
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- Animals
- Apolipoproteins B
- BRCA1 Protein
- Bayes Theorem
- Cytochromes b
- Genetic Variation
- Phylogeny
- Phylogeography
- Rodentia
- Species Specificity
- United States