The range-wide mitochondrial lineage of Natrix natrix scutata (Pallas, 1771) presented in the northern Zagros Mountains
Natrix natrix (Linnaeus, 1758) is a common species distributed from Central Europe to Central Asia. In this range, it forms four subspecies that include several mitochondrial evolutionary lineages. One of the lineages, the so-called mtDNA lineage 8, has a wide distribution from the Baltic area to An...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2023-01-01
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Series: | Evolutionary Systematics |
Online Access: | https://evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/89662/download/pdf/ |