Molecular phylogeny and diversity of Myanmar and Bhutan mithun based on mtDNA sequences

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-56

  Tanaka, Kazuaki ^a   Takizawa, Tatsuya ^a   Murakoshi, Hayato ^a,b   Dorji, Tashi ^f   Nyunt, Maung Maung ^g   Maeda, Yoshizane ^c   Yamamoto, Yoshio ^d   Namikawa, Takao ^e  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ctrl Res Inst for F and L Zen noh   (Japan)

^c KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Ministry of Agriculture   (Bhutan)

^g MINISTRY OF LIVESTOCK AND FISHERIES   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

Bos frontalis; Gayal; Mithun; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BHUTAN; CATTLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE POOL; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; MYANMAR; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BHUTAN; CATTLE; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENE POOL; HAPLOTYPES; MYANMAR; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS FRONTALIS; BOS GAURUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 79251508375     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2010.00819.x     Document Type: Article

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