Phylogenetic relationships among worldwide populations of the brown bear Ursus arctos

Zoological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1137-1143

  Matsuhashi, Tamako ^a   Masuda, Ryuichi ^a   Mano, Tsutomu ^b   Murata, Koichi ^c   Aiurzaniin, Awirmed ^d  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hokkaido Institute of Environmental Sciences   (Japan)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Great Gobi National Park   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Brown bear; Migration history; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogeny; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 0035540165     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.18.1137     Document Type: Article

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