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Population subdivision of the tri-spine horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, in Taiwan Strait.
Zoological science - 1 Mar 2007
Yang Ming-Che, Chen Chaolun Allen, Hsieh Hwey-Lian, Chen Chang-Po
Abstract excerpt
The genetic structure of the Asian tri-spine horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, was investigated in three populations of Taiwan Strait using mitochondrial (mt) AT-rich region DNA sequences. We examined 23 individuals from Kinmen, an island located on the western side of Taiwan Strait, and 12 each from Tiexianwei and Dongwei near Magong Island in the Penghu Archipelago, in the middle of Taiwan Strait. DNA...
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