Author/Authors :
Kumara, U.G.V.S.S. Veterinary Research Institute - Gannoruwa, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka , Yasoda Hirimuthugoda, Nalini Department of Animal Science - Faculty of Agriculture - University of Ruhuna - Sri Lanka , Madusanka, T. Department of Animal Science - Faculty of Agriculture - University of Ruhuna - Sri Lanka , Ediriweere, A.N. Department of Biosystems Technology - Faculty of Technology - University of Ruhuna - Sri Lanka , Dayarathne, M.C. Department of Plant Pathology - Agriculture College - Guizhou University - Guiyang, China , C. Adeola, Adeniyi State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution - Kunming Institute of Zoology - Chinese Academy of Sciences - China , A. Olaniyi, Wasiu Department of Animal Science - Faculty of Agriculture - Adekunle Ajasin University - Akungba, Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
Abstract :
Lepus nigricollis is a small mammal species mainly found in South Asia. The phylogenetic position of the Sri Lankan wild hare (Lepus nigricollis singhala) is yet to be determined. Therefore, the mitochondrial DNA D-loop of three Sri Lankan wild hare samples was studied. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that Sri Lankan wild hare clustered as a basal separate branch consistent with the phylogenetic position of other isolated populations. The limitation of the current data did not permit us to make any further conclusions; therefore, more research evidence is still required.
Keywords: D-Loop, Lepus nigricollis singhala, phylogeny, Sri Lanka, wild hare
Keywords :
D-Loop , Lepus nigricollis singhala , phylogeny , Sri Lanka , wild hare
