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Population Genetic Structure and Species Status of Asiatic Toads (Bufo gargarizans) in Western China.
Zoological science - 1 Oct 2015
Wen Guannan, Yang Weizhao, Fu Jinzhong
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We investigated the population genetic structure of Asiatic toads (Bufo gargarizans) from the mountains of western China to determine their species status, using genotypic data of ten microsatellite DNA loci and DNA sequences from one mitochondrial gene. A total of 197 samples from eight sites were examined, which cover a large range of elevations (559-3457 m), as well as all three traditionally defined species...
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