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Phylogeography of the Asian lesser white-toothed shrew, Crocidura shantungensis, in East Asia: role of the Korean Peninsula as refugium for small mammals.
Genetica - 1 Apr 2018
Lee Seo-Jin, Lee Mu-Yeong, Lin Liang-Kong, Lin Y Kirk, Li Yuchun, Shin E-Hyun, Han Sang-Hoon, Min Mi-Sook, Lee Hang, Kim Kyung Seok
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Many peninsulas in the temperate zone played an important role as refugia of various flora and fauna, and the southern Korean Peninsula also served as a refugium for many small mammals in East Asia during the Pleistocene. The Asian lesser white-toothed shrew, Crocidura shantungensis, is a widely distributed species in East Asia, and is an appropriate model organism for exploring the role of the Korean Peninsula...
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