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Ovis

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dall sheep ram
Containing group: Caprinae

Other Names for Ovis

References

Hiendleder, S., B. Kaupe, R. Wassmuth, and A. Janke. 2002 Molecular analysis of wild and domestic sheep questions current nomenclature and provides evidence for domestication from two different subspecies. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B 269:893-904.

Hiendleder, S., K. Mainz, Y. Plante, and H. Lewalski. 1998. Analysis of mitochondrial DNA indicates that domestic sheep are derived from two different ancestral maternal sources: no evidence for contributions from urial and argali sheep. Journal of Heredity 89:113-120.

Pedrosa, S., M. Uzun, J.-J. Arranz, B. Gutiérrez-Gil, F. San Primitivo, and Y. Bayón. 2005. Evidence of three maternal lineages in near eastern sheep supporting multiple domestication events. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B 272:2211-2217.

Wu, C.H., Y.P. Zhang, T.D. Bunch, S. Wang, and W. Wang. 2003 Mitochondrial control region sequence variation within argali wild sheep (Ovis ammon): evolution and conservation relevance. Mammalia 67:109-118.

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dall sheep ram
Scientific Name Ovis dalli
Location Turnagin Pass near Anchorage, AK
Comments dall sheep ram
Acknowledgements http://flickr.com/photos/kenai
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Sex male
Life Cycle Stage adult
View lateral
Collection Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenai
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2006 Caleb Slemmons
Scientific Name Ovis canadensis
Location Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Body Part head
Source Big Horned Sheep
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2006 Jessica Merz
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