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Genetic Differentiation and Demographic Trajectory of the Insular Formosan and Orii's Flying Foxes.
The Journal of heredity - 29 Mar 2021
Lin Kung-Ping, Chaw Shu-Miaw, Lo Yun-Hwa, Kinjo Teruo, Tung Chien-Yi, Cheng Hsi-Chi, Liu Quintin, Satta Yoko, Izawa Masako, Chen Shiang-Fan, Ko Wen-Ya
Abstract excerpt
Insular flying foxes are keystone species in island ecosystems due to their critical roles in plant pollination and seed dispersal. These species are vulnerable to population decline because of their small populations and low reproductive rates. The Formosan flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus formosus) is one of the 5 subspecies of the Ryukyu flying fox. Pteropus dasymallus formosus has suffered from a severe...
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