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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Two reciprocally monophyletic mtDNA lineages elucidate the taxonomic status of Mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella)
Systematics and Biodiversity, Volume 8, No. 1, Year 2010
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Mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella) rank among the most critically endangered mammals on the Arabian Peninsula. Past conservation efforts have been plagued by confusion about the phylogenetic relationship among various ‘phenotypically discernable’ populations, and even the question of species boundaries was far from being certain. This lack of knowledge has had a direct impact on conservation measures, especially ex situ breeding programmes, hampering the assignment of captive stocks to potential conservation units. Here, we provide a phylogenetic framework, based on the analysis of mtDNA sequences (360 bp cytochrome b and 213 bp Control Region) of 126 individuals collected from the wild throughout the Arabian Peninsula and from captive stocks. Our analyses revealed two reciprocally monophyletic genetic lineages within the presumed species Gazella gazella: one ‘northern clade’ on the Golan Heights (Israel/Syrian border) and one genetically diverse larger clade from the rest of the Arabian Peninsula including the Arava Valley (Negev, Israel). Applying the Strict Phylogenetic Species Concept (sensu Mishler and Theriot, 2000) allows assigning species status to these two major clades. © 2010 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Wronski, Torsten
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Saudi Arabia, Taif
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia
Wacher, Tim
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Saudi Arabia, Taif
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia
Hammond, Robert L.
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Saudi Arabia, Taif
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia
United Kingdom, Hull
University of Hull
Winney, Bruce J.
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Saudi Arabia, Taif
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Hundertmark, Kris J.
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Saudi Arabia, Taif
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia
United States, Fairbanks
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Blacket, Mark J.
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Saudi Arabia, Taif
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Mohammed, Osama Badri
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Saudi Arabia, Taif
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia
Flores, Benito
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Saudi Arabia, Taif
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia
Omer, S. A.
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Saudi Arabia, Taif
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia
Macasero, William V.
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Saudi Arabia, Taif
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia
Plath, Martin
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Tiedemann, R.
Germany, Potsdam
Universität Potsdam
Bleidorn, Christoph
Germany, Leipzig
Universität Leipzig
Statistics
Citations: 47
Authors: 13
Affiliations: 9
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/14772001003613192
e-ISSN:
14780933
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics