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Systematics Of A Rare Species Of Pocket Gopher, Pappogeomys Alcorni

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Ancient DNA, Morphometrics, mtDNA, Pappogeomys, Pocket gopher

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Mammalogy

Volume

84

Issue

2

First Page

753

Last Page

761

Abstract

Pappogeomys alcorni is a peripherally isolated species that currently is designated as a rare species in Mexico. There are only 4 known museum specimens, all collected between the years 1950 and 1966, and recent attempts have failed to locate individuals in the wild. Although only 1 new specimen (skin only) has been collected since the original systematic work on P. alcorni, new analytical methods permit reexamination of existing specimens. DNA was isolated from a 48-year-old museum skin to investigate the phylogenetic relationship of this rare taxon to other species of Pappogeomys and Cratogeomys. Phylogenetic analysis based on 424 base pairs of the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene and morphometric analysis of 101 individuals of Pappogeomys indicate that P. alcorni is a geographically disjunct subspecies of P. bulleri rather than a monotypic species.

Department

Department of Biology

Original Publication Date

5-1-2003

DOI of published version

10.1644/1545-1542(2003)084<0753:SOARSO>2.0.CO;2

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