Ancient DNA reveals multiple origins and migration waves of extinct Japanese brown bear lineages

Ancient DNA reveals multiple origins and migration waves of extinct Japanese brown bear lineages

Little is known about how mammalian biogeography on islands was affected by sea-level fluctuations. In the Japanese Archipelago, brown bears (Ursus arctos) currently inhabit only Hokkaido, the northern island, but Pleistocene fossils indicate a past distribution throughout Honshu, Japan's large...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Segawa, Takahiro Yonezawa, Hiroshi Mori, Ayumi Akiyoshi, Morten E. Allentoft, Ayako Kohno, Fuyuki Tokanai, Eske Willerslev, Naoki Kohno, Hidenori Nishihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2021-08-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
ancient DNA
brown bear
mitochondrial genomes
Pleistocene megafauna
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.210518

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https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.210518

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