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Population structure of the large Japanese field mouse, Apodemus speciosus (Rodentia: Muridae), in suburban landscape, based on mitochondrial D-loop sequences.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2004
Hirota Tadao, Hirohata Tetsuo, Mashima Hiroshi, Satoh Toshiyuki, Obara Yoshiaki
Abstract excerpt
Genetic structure of the large Japanese field mouse populations in suburban landscape of West Tokyo, Japan was determined using mitochondrial DNA control region sequence. Samples were collected from six habitats linked by forests and green tract along the Tama River, and from two forests segregated by urban areas from those continuous habitats. Thirty-five haplotypes were detected in 221 animals. Four to eight...
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