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Bottlenecks, drift and differentiation: the population structure and demographic history of sika deer (Cervus nippon) in the Japanese archipelago.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2001
Goodman S J, Tamate H B, Wilson R, Nagata J, Tatsuzawa S, Swanson G M, Pemberton J M, McCullough D R
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We assessed genetic differentiation and diversity in 14 populations of sika deer (Cervus nippon) from Japan and four populations of sika deer introduced to the UK, using nine microsatellite loci. We observed extreme levels of differentiation and significant differences in diversity between populations. Our results do not support morphological subspecies designations, but are consistent with previous mitochondrial...
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