Sources of material, and taxonomic and geographic sampling

Laboratory methods

Sequence alignment, matrix properties, and selection of partition scheme and models of nucleotide substitution

Phylogenetic analyses

Alignment properties, partition schemes, and models of nucleotide substitution

Monophyly of traditionally recognized genera

Monophyly of traditionally recognized species

Gene tree-based species delimitation statistics and genetic distances

Polyphyly and phylogenetics of the genus Mazama

Phylogenetic relationships and taxonomy of species traditionally classified as Mazama

Monophyly and phylogenetics of the genus Odocoileus

Phylogenetic relationships and taxonomy of species of Odocoileus

Monophyly and phylogenetic relationships of the remaining Blastocerina

A word on the genus Rangifer

Caveats

Future directions