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Genetic diversity of the endangered scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus) in the wintering habitat of central-southern China.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 26 Apr 2013
Zhang Z-Q, Qin C-J, Fang D-A, Wang A-P, Luo C-H, Liu K
Abstract excerpt
The scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus), found in temperate East Asia, has been reduced to a very small population. Central and southern China are its main wintering habitat. However, populations have declined greatly since the 1980s due to habitat loss and degradation, and poaching. To meet the urgent need for up-to-date conservation information, we examined RAPD DNA markers from 156 specimens in 6...
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