Ancient DNA analysis of the Japanese sea lion (Zalophus californianus japonicus Peters, 1866): Preliminary results using mitochondrial control-region sequences

Zoological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-85

  Sakahira, Fimihiro ^a   Niimi, Michiko ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Control region; Divergence time; Japanese sea lion; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEAL;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; JAPAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEA LIONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; ZALOPHUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS; ZALOPHUS JAPONICUS;

EID: 34247495181     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.24.81     Document Type: Article

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