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Identification of Lanius species and subspecies using tandem repeats in the mitochondrial DNA control region
Author(s) -
Hernández M. Angeles,
Campos Francisco,
GutiérrezCorchero Francisco,
Amezcua Ana
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
ibis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1474-919X
pISSN - 0019-1019
DOI - 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2003.00206.x
Subject(s) - shrike , subspecies , zoology , geography , biology , mitochondrial dna , tandem repeat , ecology , genetics , habitat , genome , gene
The number of tandem repeats in the mitochondrial control region were used to differentiate the Red‐backed Shrike Lanius collurio , Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator , Great Grey Shrike (subspecies Lanius excubitor excubitor ) and the Southern Grey Shrike (subspecies L. meridionalis meridionalis , L. m. koenigi, L. m. pallidirostris and L. m. aucheri ). The Red‐backed and Woodchat Shrikes lacked repeats whereas the Great Grey and Southern Grey had two, three and 2 + 3 repeats. A subspecies of Southern Grey ( L. m. koenigi ) had 2 + 3 + 4 repeats. These findings are discussed in terms of the taxonomy of the Lanius genus, especially with respect to the Great Grey and Southern Grey Shrikes.