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Effects of straits as dispersal barriers for the flightless roving carrion beetle, Silpha perforata (Coleoptera, Silphidae, Silphinae).
Zoological science - 1 Apr 2010
Ito Noritaka, Katoh Toru, Kobayashi Norio, Katakura Haruo
Abstract excerpt
Population genetic analyses were conducted for the flightless beetle Silpha perforata in northern Japan to evaluate effects of straits as dispersal barriers. In all, 19 populations on the Hokkaido mainland and one population on each of seven adjacent islands were included in the study. Based on partial sequences (853 bp) of the mitochondrial ND2 gene from 365 individuals, we calculated haplotype diversity (h),...
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