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1 June 2012 Hog-Nosed Skunks (Conepatus leuconotus) Along the Gulf of Mexico: Population Status and Genetic Diversity
Joseph D Holbrook, Randy W DeYoung, Arturo Caso, Michael E Tewes, John H Young
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Abstract

We examined 12 hog-nosed skunks (Conepatus leuconotus) from southern Texas and central Tamaulipas, Mexico, during 2004–2009. We amplified the entire mitochondrial-DNA control region (D-loop) from three individuals. Results indicated that these sequences were from distinct maternal lineages with 15 variable sites. However, when reduced and compared to previously published sequences, we observed a low overall pairwise difference of 0.1% (SE = 0.1%). Our results suggest that hog-nosed skunks are persisting along the Gulf Coast region of southern Texas and northern Mexico.

Examinamos 12 zorrillos de lomo blanco (Conepatus leuconotus) del sur de Texas y de la región central de Tamaulipas, México, durante 2004–2009. Amplificamos en su totalidad la región control de ADN mitocondrial (D-loop) de tres individuos. Los resultados indicaron que estas secuencias fueron de linajes maternos distintos con 15 sitios variables. Sin embargo, cuando se redujeron y se compararon con las secuencias previamente publicadas, se observó una diferencia general baja de 0.1% (EE = 0.1%). Nuestros resultados sugieren que el zorrillo de lomo blanco persiste en la región costera del golfo de México del sur de Texas y del norte de México.

Joseph D Holbrook, Randy W DeYoung, Arturo Caso, Michael E Tewes, and John H Young "Hog-Nosed Skunks (Conepatus leuconotus) Along the Gulf of Mexico: Population Status and Genetic Diversity," The Southwestern Naturalist 57(2), 223-225, (1 June 2012). https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-57.2.223
Received: 23 July 2010; Accepted: 1 June 2011; Published: 1 June 2012
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