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Genetic and phylogenetic structure of Hynobius quelpaertensis, an endangered endemic salamander species on the Korean Peninsula.
Genes & genomics - 1 Feb 2020
Suk Ho Young, Bae Han-Gyu, Kim Dong-Young, Won Hari, Baek Hae Jun, Lee Chang Hoon, Kim Dong Youn, Go Young Min, Song Jae-Young, Lee Hang, Min Mi-Sook
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BACKGROUND: The Korean Peninsula is a small but unique area showing great endemic Hynobius diversity with H. quelpaertensis, H. yangi, H. unisacculus and three species candidates (HC1, HC3 and HC4). H. quelpaertensis is distributed in the southern part and in Jeju Island, while the remaining species have extremely narrow distributions. OBJECTIVES: To examine the genetic structure of H. quelpaertensis and the...
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