Karyotypic and molecular evidence supports the endemic Tibetan hamsters as a separate divergent lineage of Cricetinae
Abstract The genus status of Urocricetus was defined recently based on morphological and molecular data. Even though the amount of evidence for a separate phylogenetic position of this genus among Cricetinae continues to increase, there is still no consensus on its relationship to other groups. Here...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-05-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89890-1 |