Ovis
- Ovis ammon (argali)
- Ovis aries (mouflon, feral sheep)
- Ovis canadensis (bighorn sheep)
- Ovis dalli (dall sheep, Dall's sheep, Fannin's sheep, Stone's sheep)
- Ovis nivicola (snow sheep)
- Ovis vignei (urial)
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.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Ovis dalli |
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| 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 |
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| Copyright |
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| Scientific Name | Ovis canadensis |
|---|---|
| Location | Glacier National Park, Montana, USA |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Body Part | head |
| Source | Big Horned Sheep |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Jessica Merz |
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