Mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence among some west European brown bear (Ursus arctos L.) populations. Lessons for conservation.

doi:10.1038/hdy.1994.146

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Mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence among some west European brown bear (Ursus arctos L.) populations. Lessons for conservation.

Heredity - 1 Nov 1994

Randi E, Gentile L, Boscagli G, Huber D, Roth H U

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We used the polymerase chain reaction and nucleotide sequencing to study mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genetic variability of brown bears (Ursus arctos) belonging to some western European populations. Demographic decline and isolation have apparently shaped genetic variability within and between popu...

Topics

Animals
Base Sequence
Conserved Sequence
Cytochrome b Group
DNA, Mitochondrial
Europe
Genetic Variation
Haplotypes
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Ursidae

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