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Vertebral formula in red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) and hooded crane (Grus monacha).
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Apr 2014
Hiraga Takeo, Sakamoto Haruka, Nishikawa Sayaka, Muneuchi Ippei, Ueda Hiromi, Inoue Masako, Shimura Ryoji, Uebayashi Akiko, Yasuda Nobuhiro, Momose Kunikazu, Masatomi Hiroyuki, Teraoka Hiroki
Abstract excerpt
Red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) are distributed separately in the east Eurasian Continent (continental population) and in Hokkaido, Japan (island population). The island population is sedentary in eastern Hokkaido and has increased from a very small number of cranes to over 1,300, thus giving rise to the problem of poor genetic diversity. While, Hooded cranes (Grus monacha), which migrate from the east...
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