Phylogenetic status of brown bears Ursus arctos of Asia: A preliminary result inferred from mitochondrial DNA control region sequences

Hereditas

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 277-280

  Masuda, Ryuichi ^a   Murata, Koichi ^b   Aiurzaniin, Awirmed ^c   Yoshida, Michihiro C ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kobe Municipal Oji Zoo   (Japan)

^c Great Gobi National Park   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASIA; BEAR; BREEDING; DNA SEQUENCE; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 0031716656     PISSN: 00180661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1998.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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