Cephalophinae
duikers
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Fernández, M. H. and E. S. Vrba. 2005. A complete estimate of the phylogenetic relationships in Ruminantia: a dated species-level supertree of the extant ruminants. Biological Reviews 80(2):269-302.
Robinson, T. J., V. Wilson, D. S. Gallagher, Jr., J. F. Taylor, S. K. Davis, W. R. Harrison, F. F. Elder. 1996. Chromosomal evolution in duiker antelope (Cephalophinae: Bovidae): karyotype comparisons, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and rampant X chromosome variation. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics 73(1-2):116-122.
Van Vuuren, B. J. and T. J. Robinson. 2001. Retrieval of four adaptive lineages in duiker antelope: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequences and fluorescence in situ hybridation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 20:409-425.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name |
Cephalophus niger Cephalophus dorsalis |
|---|---|
| Comments | Cephalophus dorsalis (left) and Cephalophus niger (right) |
| Reference | Gleanings from the Menagerie and Aviary at Knowsley Hall, by John Edward Gray, Liverpool, 1846. |
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