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Genetic diversity of the Japanese wood pigeon, Columba janthina, endemic to islands of East Asia, estimated by newly developed microsatellite markers.
Zoological science - 1 Dec 2011
Ando Haruko, Kaneko Shingo, Suzuki Hajime, Horikoshi Kazuo, Takano Hajime, Ogawa Hiroko, Isagi Yuji
Abstract excerpt
The Japanese wood pigeon Columba janthina is endemic to islands of East Asia and is listed as Near Threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). One subspecies, C. janthina nitens, in particular, is at the greatest risk of extinction due to its small population size. To reduce the extinction risk of C. janthina, it is important to understand the species' present genetic status and to...
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