The Taxonomy and Phylogeography of two Arabian gazelles

Abstract

The phylogeny of the Arabian gazelles is generally not well understood (e.g., Groves 1996). Morphological traits were commonly used as a basis for classification leading to frequent misclassifications. Sister group relationships within the genus are only poorly resolved and there are still lively debates about the status of certain taxa (e.g., Wronski et al., unpublished). The aim of this project is to characterize several Arabian, African and Asian gazelle species using molecular tools while including several taxonomically unclear “species”