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Two genetically distinct lineages of the sika deer, Cervus nippon, in Japanese islands: comparison of mitochondrial D-loop region sequences.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Dec 1999
Nagata J, Masuda R, Tamate H B, Hamasaki S i, Ochiai K, Asada M, Tatsuzawa S, Suda K, Tado H, Yoshida M C
Abstract excerpt
To investigate genetic diversity among populations of the sika deer, Cervus nippon, nucleotide sequences (705-824 bases) of the mitochondrial D-loop regions were determined in animals from 13 localities in the Japanese islands. Phylogenetic trees constructed by the sequences indicated that the Japanese sika deer is separated into two distinct lineages: the northern Japan group (the Hokkaido island and most of the...
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