Biodiversity lost: The phylogenetic relationships of a complete mitochondrial DNA genome sequenced from the extinct wolf population of Sicily
S. Reale, E. Randi, F. Bonanno, V. Cumbo, I. Sammarco, A. Spinnato, S. Seminara
The paper sequences a complete mitochondrial DNA genome from an extinct Sicilian wolf and places it phylogenetically within a basal clade of Italian wolves, suggesting colonization from southern Italy during the Pleistocene.
bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2019Zoology