Phylogenetic position and geographic differentiation of the Japanese dormouse, Glirulus japonicus, revealed by variations among rDNA, mtDNA and the Sry gene

Zoological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 167-173

  Suzuki, Hitoshi ^a   Minato, Shusaku ^b   Sakurai, Susumu ^c   Tsuchiya, Kimiyuki ^d   Fokin, Igor M ^e  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kumanogawa Elementary School   (Japan)

^c Kohno Clinical Medicine Research Institute   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^e ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; RIBOSOME DNA; SRY PROTEIN, RAT; TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; HAMSTER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RAT; RODENT;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CRICETINAE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; RATS; RODENTIA; SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; DRYOMYS NITEDULA; GLIRULUS; GLIRULUS JAPONICUS; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; MUSCARDINUS AVELLANARIUS; MYOXIDAE; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031079647     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.14.167     Document Type: Article

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