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Molecular phylogeography of European Sciurus vulgaris: refuge within refugia?
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2009
Grill Andrea, Amori Giovanni, Aloise Gaetano, Lisi Irene, Tosi Guido, Wauters Lucas A, Randi Ettore
Abstract excerpt
The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is a well-known forest animal distributed all over Europe. Still, we are far from having a firm knowledge of the species' phylogeography. This study investigates the genetic differentiation of S. vulgaris across the species' Eurasian range, using sequence data from the mitochondrial DNA gene (D-loop, 252 base pairs, cytochrome b, 359 base pairs), and eight variable autosomal...
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