Mitochondrial control region and population genetic patterns of Nycticebus bengalensis and N. pygmaeus

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 791-799

  Pan, Deng ^a,b,c   Chen, Jing Hua ^a,b,d   Groves, Colin ^e   Wang, Ying Xiang ^a   Narushima, Etsuo ^f   Fitch Snyder, Helena ^g,j   Crow, Paul ^h   Jinggong, Xiangyu ^a   Thanh, Vu Ngoc ⁱ   Ryder, Oliver ^j   Chemnick, Leona ^j   Zhang, Hong Wei ^b   Fu, Yun Xin ^b,k   Zhang, Ya Ping ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f Ueno Zoological Gardens   (Japan)

^g Loris Conservation International   (Viet Nam)

^h Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden   (Hong Kong)

ⁱ VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^j INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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Author keywords

Bengal slow loris; Mitochondrial control region; Population genetics; Pygmy slow loris

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE FLOW; MIGRATION; MITOCHONDRION; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIMATE; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL; SYMPATRY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

NYCTICEBUS BENGALENSIS; NYCTICEBUS COUCANG; NYCTICEBUS PYGMAEUS;

EID: 34648843873     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9157-1     Document Type: Article

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