Phylogeny and evolution of the genus Cervus (Cervidae, Mammalia) as revealed by complete mitochondrial genomes

Abstract Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lineages are recognized as important components of intra- and interspecific biodiversity, and allow to reveal colonization routes and phylogeographic structure of many taxa. Among these is the genus Cervus that is widely distributed across the Holarctic. We obtaine...

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Main Authors: Paweł Mackiewicz, Maciej Matosiuk, Magdalena Świsłocka, Frank E. Zachos, Ghaiet M. Hajji, Alexander P. Saveljev, Ivan V. Seryodkin, Tarlan Farahvash, Hamid Reza Rezaei, Rasoul Vaez Torshizi, Stefano Mattioli, Mirosław Ratkiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20763-x