Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of the Manchurian zokor Myospalax psilurus (Rodentia, Muridae) according to RAPD-PCR analysis

s The population structuring and low genetic diversity of the Manchurian zokor Myospalax psilurus Milne-Edwards, 1874, an East Asian endemic included in the Red List of Russia, were demonstrated. Two separate geographical groups differing in the level of their genetic diversity were found on the ter...

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Published in:Biology bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2011-06, Vol.38 (3), p.222-230
Main Authors: Chelomina, G. N., Korablev, V. P., Pavlenko, M. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cell Biology
Ecology
Genetics
Life Sciences
Muridae
Rodentia
Zoology
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Summary:s The population structuring and low genetic diversity of the Manchurian zokor Myospalax psilurus Milne-Edwards, 1874, an East Asian endemic included in the Red List of Russia, were demonstrated. Two separate geographical groups differing in the level of their genetic diversity were found on the territory of the Primorskii krai. The subpopulation located closest to the main area of this species was determined as ancestral. A subspecies differentiation of the Primorskii krai and Transbaikal M. psilurus populations was shown, as was the monophyletic origin of M. psilurus and its high divergence from M. aspalax . The animals from northern localities are recommended for reintroduction in nature under species recovery programs in Primorskii krai.
ISSN:1062-3590
1608-3059
DOI:10.1134/S1062359011030034