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Genetic Features of Tachypleus tridentatus in Japan and an Alien (Non-native) Population Founded at Ise-Mikawa Bay, Chubu Region, Central Japan
The tri-spine horseshoe crab Tachypleus tridentatus, known as a living fossil and endangered, is distributed from coastal Southeast Asia to western Japan. The Japanese population represents the northernmost range...
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Open AccessMHC class II DQB diversity in the Japanese black bear, Ursus thibetanus japonicus
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes are one of the most important genetic systems in the vertebrate immune response. The diversity of MHC genes may directly influence the survival of individuals a...
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Inferring the ancient population structure of the vulnerable albatross Phoebastria albatrus, combining ancient DNA, stable isotope, and morphometric analyses of archaeological samples
The history of population structure is a key to effective wildlife management and conservation. However, inferring the history of population structure using present genetic structures is problematic when the m...
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Microbial Control on Lamina Formation in a Travertine of Crystal Geyser, Utah
Travertines – carbonates mostly precipitated in situ from calcareous hot-spring water – often show stromatolitic lamination which has been interpreted as daily banding (Folk et al. 1985; Guo and Riding 1992; P...
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Isolation and characterization of compound microsatellite loci in the tri-spine horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)
The tri-spine horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, known as “a living fossil”, is distributed from coastal Southeast Asia to western Japan. The Japanese population represents the northernmost range for this sp...
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Unexpectedly high genetic diversity of mtDNA control region through severe bottleneck in vulnerable albatross Phoebastria albatrus
In the late part of the nineteenth century and the early part of the last century, the short-tailed albatross Phoebastria albatrus was in danger of extinction owing to feather hunting. In the middle of the last c...
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Clues to the cause of the Tsushima leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilura) decline from isotopic measurements in three species of Carnivora
The estimated population of the Tsushima leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis euptilura is only 80–110 individuals. However, the cause of the population decline is not clear. We investigated temporal changes in t...
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Genetic Structure of Japanese Populations of Tachypleus tridentatus by mtDNA AT-Rich Region Sequence Analysis
Tachypleus tridentatus is distributed from coastal Southeast Asia to western Japan. The northernmost population of this species, the Japanese population, is rapidly decreasing due to loss of tidal ...
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Decreased collagen-degrading activity could be a marker of prolonged mesangial matrix expansion
Mesangial matrix expansion is caused by the overproduction and/or the impaired proteolytic degradation of the extracellular matrix. However, the relative contribution of these changes to the development of pro...
