Phylogeographic variation in two mustelines, the least weasel Mustela nivalis and the Ermine M. erminea of Japan, based on mitochondrial DNA control region sequences

Zoological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 971-977

  Kurose, Naoko ^a   Masuda, Ryuichi ^a   Yoshida, Michihiro C ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA NIVALIS;

EID: 0033474179     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.16.971     Document Type: Article

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