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Phylogeographic patterns and evolution of the mitochondrial DNA control region in two neotropical cats (Mammalia, felidae)E Eizirik
Departamento de Genetica, Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
J Mol Evol 47:613-24. 1998..In addition, observed patterns of sequence variation provided insight into the molecular evolution of the mtDNA control region in closely related felids...
Molecular dating and biogeography of the early placental mammal radiationE Eizirik
Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
J Hered 92:212-9. 2001..We propose an integrated genomic, paleontological, and biogeographic hypothesis to account for these earliest splits on the placental mammal family tree and address current discrepancies between fossil and molecular evidence...
Disparate phylogeographic patterns of molecular genetic variation in four closely related South American small cat speciesW E Johnson
Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702 1201, USA
Mol Ecol 8:S79-94. 1999..guigna diverged 0.4 million years ago (Ma), compared with 1.7 Ma for L. colocolo, 2.0 Ma for O. geoffroyi, and 3.7 Ma for L. tigrinus...
Inter-species hybridization among Neotropical cats of the genus Leopardus, and evidence for an introgressive hybrid zone between L. geoffroyi and L. tigrinus in southern BrazilT C Trigo
Departamento de Genetica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Mol Ecol 17:4317-33. 2008..tigrinus and a third related felid, L. colocolo, leading to an unusual situation for a mammal, in which the former species contains introgressed mtDNA lineages from two distinct taxa in addition to its own...
Resolution of the early placental mammal radiation using Bayesian phylogeneticsW J Murphy
Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
Science 294:2348-51. 2001..Crown-group Eutheria may have their most recent common ancestry in the Southern Hemisphere (Gondwana)...
Phylogeography, population history and conservation genetics of jaguars (Panthera onca, Mammalia, Felidae)E Eizirik
Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, National Cancer Institute--FCRDC, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA
Mol Ecol 10:65-79. 2001..Conservation strategies for jaguars should aim to maintain high levels of gene flow over broad geographical areas, possibly through active management of disconnected populations on a regional scale...
Molecular phylogenetics and the origins of placental mammalsW J Murphy
Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA
Nature 409:614-8. 2001..Our results provide new insight into the pattern of the early placental mammal radiation...
The effect of habitat fragmentation on the genetic structure of a top predator: loss of diversity and high differentiation among remnant populations of Atlantic Forest jaguars (Panthera onca)T Haag
Departamento de Genetica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, CP 15053, Porto Alegre, RS 91501 970, Brazil
Mol Ecol 19:4906-21. 2010....
Tyrosinase and tyrosinase related protein 1 alleles specify domestic cat coat color phenotypes of the albino and brown lociA Schmidt-Küntzel
Basic Research Program, SAIC Frederick, NCI Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
J Hered 96:289-301. 2005....
Genetic diversity of the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis Olfers, 1818) in Southern and Southeastern BrazilC S Trinca
Departamento de Genetica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, 91501 970, Brazil
Braz J Biol 67:813-8. 2007..No significant genetic differentiation was observed between the Southern and Southeastern regions...
