Cytochrome- b haplotypes suggest an undescribed Peromyscus species from the Yukon

Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner, 1845) and Peromyscus keeni Merriam, 1897 are two species of deer mouse currently recognized in the Yukon. Phylogenetic analyses (Kimura two-parameter and maximum parsimony) of cytochrome-b sequences (560 base pairs) from deer mouse specimens (n = 4) collected near Hai...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Lucid, M.K., Cook, J.A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2007
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Yukon
Haines Junction
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z07-076
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/Z07-076
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/Z07-076
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Summary:Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner, 1845) and Peromyscus keeni Merriam, 1897 are two species of deer mouse currently recognized in the Yukon. Phylogenetic analyses (Kimura two-parameter and maximum parsimony) of cytochrome-b sequences (560 base pairs) from deer mouse specimens (n = 4) collected near Haines Junction, Yukon, resulted in a monophyletic clade genetically distant from the two currently recognized species. We suggest that the Haines Junction specimens may represent a previously undescribed peromyscine species. Peromyscus arcticus is an available name.

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