| complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the blue sheep, pseudois nayaur szechuanensis (cetartiodactyla: caprinae). | the blue sheep (pseudois nayaur szechuanensis) belongs to the subfamily caprinae, which distributes in sichuan, gansu, qinghai, southeastern xinjiang, northern yunnan and ningxia-inner mongolia border, china. in this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of p. n. szechuanensis was sequenced. the mitogenome was 16,738 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer rna (trna) genes, 2 ribosomal rna (rrna) genes, and a non-coding control region. as in other mammals, most mitoch ... | 2016 | 25090383 |
| molecular evidence for the subspecific differentiation of blue sheep (pseudois nayaur) and polyphyletic origin of dwarf blue sheep (pseudois schaeferi). | blue sheep (pseudois nayaur), a central asian ungulate with restricted geographic distribution, exhibits unclear variation in morphology and phylogeographic structure. the composition of species and subspecies in the genus pseudois is controversial, particularly with respect to the taxonomic designation of geographically restricted populations. here, 26 specimens including 5 dwarf blue sheep (pseudois schaeferi), which were collected from a broad geographic region in china, were analyzed for 2 m ... | 2012 | 22821360 |
| molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of genus pseudois (bovidae, cetartiodactyla): new insights into the contrasting phylogeographic structure. | blue sheep, pseudois nayaur, is endemic to the tibetan plateau and the surrounding mountains, which are the highest-elevation areas in the world. classical morphological taxonomy suggests that there are two subspecies in genus pseudois (bovidae, artiodactyla), namely pseudois nayaur nayaur and pseudois nayaur szechuanensis. however, the validity and geographic characteristics of these subspecies have never been carefully discussed and analyzed. this may be partially because previous studies have ... | 2017 | 28904782 |