An ancient icon reveals new mysteries: mummy DNA resurrects a cryptic species within the Nile crocodile
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2011Author
Hekkala, EvonShirley, Matthew H.
Amato, George
Austin, James D.
Charter, Suellen J.
Thorbjarnarson, John
Vliet, Kent A.
Houck, Marlys L.
Desalle, Rob
Blum, Michael J.
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Molecular EcologyVolume
20Issue
20Begin page
4199End page
4215
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http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05245.xAbstract
...Our analyses reveal a cryptic evolutionary lineage within the Nile crocodile that elucidates the biogeographic history of the genus and clarifies long‐standing arguments over the species’ taxonomic identity and conservation status. An examination of crocodile mummy haplotypes indicates that the cryptic lineage corresponds to an earlier description of C. suchus and suggests that both African Crocodylus lineages historically inhabited the Nile River....Type
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© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltdae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05245.x
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