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Possible conservation units of the sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) in Sarawak based on variation of mtDNA control region.
The Japanese journal of veterinary research - 1 Nov 2006
Onuma Manabu, Suzuki Masatsugu, Ohtaishi Noriyuki
Abstract excerpt
The mitochondrial DNA control region of the sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) was sequenced using 21 DNA samples collected from confiscated sun bears to identify conservation units, such as evolutionarily significant units and management units, in Sarawak, Borneo Island. A total of 10 haplotypes were observed, indicating the presence of at least two lineages in the sun bear population in Sarawak. Presumably, these...
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