Phylogeny and evolution of the genus Cervus (Cervidae, Mammalia) as revealed by complete mitochondrial genomes
Abstract Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lineages are recognized as important components of intra- and interspecific biodiversity, and allow to reveal colonization routes and phylogeographic structure of many taxa.Among these is the genus Cervus that is widely distributed across the Holarctic.We obtained sequences of complete mitochondrial genomes from 1