Molecular identification of Mazama species (Cervidae: Artiodactyla) from natural history collections
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DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2019-0008
Abstract: Abstract Natural history museum collections constitute an invaluable patrimony of biological diversity for analysing the taxa distribution and evolution. However, it is very common to discover taxonomic misidentification in museum collections based on incorrect data.… read more here.
Keywords: museum; mazama species; natural history; identification ... See more keywords
Revalidation of Mazama rufa (Illiger 1815) (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) as a Distinct Species out of the Complex Mazama americana (Erxleben 1777)
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DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.742870
Abstract: The red brocket deer Mazama americana Erxleben, 1777 is considered a polyphyletic complex of cryptic species with wide chromosomal divergence. Evidence indicates that the observed chromosomal divergences result in reproductive isolation. The description of a… read more here.
Keywords: analysis; rufa; mazama; mazama americana ... See more keywords
Designation of a neotype for Mazama americana (Artiodactyla, Cervidae) reveals a cryptic new complex of brocket deer species
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.958.50300
Abstract: Abstract Mazama americana (red brocket deer) is the genus-type species (first species described for this genus) and the basis for the identity of other Mazama species. Mazama americana is one of the most abundant and… read more here.
Keywords: deer species; mazama; brocket deer; mazama americana ... See more keywords