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Genetic Structure of Dytiscus sharpi in North and South Hokuriku in Japan Inferred from Mitochondrial and Nuclear Gene Sequence.
Zoological science - 1 Apr 2018
Nagata Nobuaki, Ohwaki Atsushi, Akaishi Daisuke, Sota Teiji
Abstract excerpt
Dytiscus sharpi is a critically endangered diving beetle endemic to Japan that is distributed in five distant areas today. Information on the population genetics of this species is crucial for its conservation. We investigated the genetic differentiation and divergence of the D. sharpi in seven populations in North and South Hokuriku on the Sea of Japan side, using mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI)...
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