Diversification and subspecies patterning of the goitered gazelle () in Iran.

Goitered gazelles, exist in arid and semiarid regions of Asia from the Middle to the Far East. Although large populations were present over a vast area until recently, a decline of the population as a result of hunting, poaching, and habitat loss led to the IUCN classification of as "vulnerable." We examined genetic diversity, structure, and phylogeny of using mitochondrial cytochrome sequences from 18 geographically distant populations in Iran.