Genetic status of asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) reintroduced into South Korea based on mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite loci analysis

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-174

  Kim, Yung Kun ^a   Hong, Yoon Jee ^a   Min, Mi Sook ^a   Kim, Kyung Seok ^a   Kim, Young Jun ^a   Voloshina, Inna ^b   Myslenkov, Alexander ^b   Smith, Gavin J D ^c   Cuong, Nguyen Dinh ^d   Tho, Huynh Huu ^e   Han, Sang Hoon ^f   Yang, Doo Ha ^g   Kim, Chang Bae ^h   Lee, Hang ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Lazovsky State Nature Reserve ^*  (Russian Federation)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^d Ho Chi Minh City University of Science   (Viet Nam)

^e Sub Department of Animal Health HCMC   (Viet Nam)

^f National Institute of Biological Resources   (South Korea)

^g Korea National Park Service   (South Korea)

^h Sangmyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asiatic black bear; conservation; endangered species; genetic diversity; microsatellites; reintroduction; Ursus thibetanus

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEAR; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE ASSIGNMENT; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIGREE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH KOREA; SPECIES REINTRODUCTION; URSUS THIBETANUS; WILD SPECIES;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; URSIDAE;

MAMMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

EID: 79951992610     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esq121     Document Type: Article

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