Article
Historical Demography of an Endangered Salamander, Ranodon sibiricus (Amphibia, Urodela, Hynobiidae): A Reassessment.
Zoological science - 1 Feb 2017
Nishikawa Kanto, Dujsebayeva Tatjana, Matsui Masafumi, Yoshikawa Natsuhiko, Tominaga Atsushi
Abstract excerpt
Chinese populations of the endangered Siberian salamander Ranodon sibiricus are reported to have diverged only about 120 years ago, and to have the lowest genetic diversity of any amphibian. However, these conclusions require verification, as the main range of the species is in Kazakhstan. Moreover, the generation time used for estimating divergence time has a weak ground. In order to clarify these problems, we...
Topics
- Animal Distribution
- Animals
- Asia
- Endangered Species
- Genetic Variation
- Haplotypes
- History, 19th Century
- History, 20th Century
- History, 21st Century
- Population Dynamics
- Caudata
