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    Phylogeography of the stone marten (Martes foina: Mustelidae: Mammalia) in Eurasia, based on a mitochondrial DNA analysis

    The stone marten (Martes foina) is a small carnivore distributed from Europe to Central Asia. To investigate its phylogeography, we sequenced part of the mitochondrial control-region (485 bp) for 30 individuals f...

    Hiroya Ishii, Yosuke Amaike, Yoshinori Nishita, Alexei V. Abramov… in Mammal Research (2023)

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    Genetic diversity and phylogeography of urban hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) around Helsinki, Finland, revealed by mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite analyses

    The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is widely distributed in Europe, from Iberia and Italy to Scandinavia, and in New Zealand. They inhabit a wide range of environments, from natural habitats to urban are...

    Momoko Osaka, Kirsi Pynnönen-Oudman, Antti Lavikainen, Yosuke Amaike… in Mammal Research (2022)

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    Evolution of MHC class I genes in Japanese and Russian raccoon dogs, Nyctereutes procyonoides (Carnivora: Canidae)

    Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes have been widely studied to assess the immunological fitness and evolutionary adaptation of animal populations. Among the Canidae, the raccoon dog’s adventurous nat...

    Aye Mee F. Bartocillo, Yoshinori Nishita, Alexei V. Abramov… in Mammal Research (2021)

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    Phylogenetic relationships of ancient brown bears (Ursus arctos) on Sakhalin Island, revealed by APLP and PCR-direct sequencing analyses of mitochondrial DNA

    To investigate the phylogenetic relationships of brown bears (Ursus arctos) on Sakhalin Island in the Far East, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences were analyzed for 27 ancient and five contemporary specimens of ...

    Kaito Mizumachi, Sergei V. Gorbunov, Alexander A. Vasilevski… in Mammal Research (2021)

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    Genetic diversity and evolution of the MHC class II DRB gene in the Japanese marten, Martes melampus (Carnivora: Mustelidae)

    High polymorphism in major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes plays an essential role in the adaptive immune system of vertebrates for defense against various pathogens. To further understand the evolution...

    Sho Hosotani, Yoshinori Nishita, Ryuichi Masuda in Mammal Research (2020)

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    Mitochondrial haplogrou** of the ancient brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Bulgaria, revealed by the APLP method

    In order to investigate the detailed zoogeographical history of brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Bulgaria and their relationships with populations in neighboring regions of Europe and Asia, the amplified product len...

    Kaito Mizumachi, Nikolai Spassov, Dimitar Kostov, Evgeniy G. Raichev… in Mammal Research (2020)

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    Hybridization between the European and Asian badgers (Meles, Carnivora) in the Volga-Kama region, revealed by analyses of maternally, paternally and biparentally inherited genes

    Two closely related species of Meles (Carnivora), the European badger (M. meles) and the Asian badger (M. leucurus), are distributed allopatrically in continental Eurasia but show a narrow contact zone around the...

    Emi Kinoshita, Alexei V. Abramov, Vyacheslav A. Soloviev… in Mammalian Biology (2019)

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    Genetic diversity of MHC class II DRB alleles in the continental and Japanese populations of the sable Martes zibellina (Mustelidae, Carnivora, Mammalia)

    The sable (Martes zibellina) is a medium-sized mustelid inhabiting forest environments in Siberia, northern China, the Korean Peninsula, and Hokkaido Island, Japan. To further understand the molecular evolution o...

    Yoshinori Nishita, Alexei V. Abramov, Takahiro Murakami, Ryuichi Masuda in Mammal Research (2018)

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    Status and Perspective of the Blakiston’s Fish Owl Population, Based on Genetic Diversity

    Blakiston’s fish owl (Bubo blakistoni) was formerly widespread on Hokkaido island, but its population size decreased during the twentieth century due to reduction and fragmentation of its habitat through human ac...

    Keita Omote, Tetsuo I. Kohyama… in Biodiversity Conservation Using Umbrella S… (2018)

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    Status and Perspective of the Population Based on Genetic Diversity: Introduction

    In establishment of conservation action plans of endangered species including translocation, reintroduction and captive breeding, it is important to further understand the status of genetic diversity on not on...

    Ryuichi Masuda in Biodiversity Conservation Using Umbrella Species (2018)

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    Status and Perspective of the Red-crowned Crane Based on Genetic Diversity

    Although the population inhabiting Hokkaido (island population) of the red-crowned crane had been reduced to near extinction at the end of the nineteenth century, the population size has recovered and continue...

    Takuya Akiyama, Tetsuo I. Kohyama… in Biodiversity Conservation Using Umbrella S… (2018)

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    Phylogenetic relationships among deer in China derived from mitochondrial DNA cytochromeb sequences

    The phylogenetic relationships of Cervidae and Moschidae were examined using partial sequence data of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) cytochromeb. Ten new sequences were obtained for six species of Cervidae and Moschid...

    Ming Li, Hidetoshi B. Tamate, Fu -Wen Wei, **ao -Ming Wang… in Acta Theriologica (2003)