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Population genetic structure of raccoons as a consequence of multiple introductions and range expansion in the Boso Peninsula, Japan.
Scientific reports - 29 Sept 2021
Hirose Miki, Yoshida Kazuya, Inoue Eiji, Hasegawa Masami
Abstract excerpt
The raccoon (Procyon lotor) is an invasive carnivore that invaded various areas of the world. Although controlling feral raccoon populations is important to reduce serious threats to local ecosystems, raccoons are not under rigid population control in Europe and Japan. We examined the D-loop and nuclear microsatellite regions to identify spatially explicit and feasible management units for effective population...
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