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Genetic diversity and population structure in the Ryukyu flying fox inferred from remote sampling in the Yaeyama archipelago.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Taki Yuto, Vincenot Christian E, Sato Yu, Inoue-Murayama Miho
Abstract excerpt
The Ryukyu flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus) is distributed throughout the island chain spanning across southern Japan, Taiwan, and possibly the Philippines. Although P. dasymallus is listed as VU (vulnerable) in the IUCN Red List, only few genetic works have been conducted to support its conservation. In this study we analyzed 19 markers (mtDNA haplotypes and 18 microsatellite markers) to evaluate genetic...
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