Phylogenetic relationships among fragmented Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) populations in western Japan

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 311-323

  Ishibashi, Yasuyuki ^a   Saitoh, Takashi ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colonisation; Genetic differentiation; Genetic diversity; mtDNA control region; Threatened local populations

Indexed keywords

BEAR; CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION DECLINE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

MAMMALIA; URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

EID: 3342987490     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:COGE.0000031147.14662.82     Document Type: Article

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