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Region-Specific Genetic Diversity of Black Rats (Rattus rattus Complex) in Southeast and East Asia Shaped by Rapid Population Expansion Events.
Zoological science - 1 Jun 2024
Kai Hajime, Takada Nobuhiro, Thomson Vicki, Suzuki Hitoshi
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Among the six mitochondrial DNA lineages of the black rat (Rattus rattus Complex; RrC), lineages II and IV are widespread in Southeast and East Asia. This study explored their demographic history using 17 new sequences from the Miyako Islands in the Ryukyu archipelago, together with 178 publicly available cytochrome b sequences. We defined six and two haplotype groups showing rapid population expansion signals in...
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