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Mitochondrial DNA variation along an altitudinal gradient in the greater white-toothed shrew, Crocidura russula.
Molecular ecology - 1 May 2002
Ehinger M, Fontanillas P, Petit E, Perrin N
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of mitochondrial control region-sequence polymorphism was investigated in 15 populations of Crocidura russula along an altitudinal gradient in western Switzerland. High-altitude populations are smaller, sparser and appear to undergo frequent bottlenecks. Accordingly, they showed a loss of rare haplotypes, but unexpectedly, were less differentiated than lowland populations. Furthermore, the major...
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