The European Pine Marten <i>Martes martes</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) Is Autochthonous in Sicily and Constitutes a Well-Characterised Major Phylogroup within the Species (Carnivora, Mustelidae)

No molecular data are currently available for the Sicilian populations of the European pine marten <i>Martes martes</i>, thus preventing any sound inference about its native or non-native status on the island, as well as the local phylogeography of the species. In order to investigate th...

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Published in:	Animals
Main Authors:	Luca Vecchioni, Federico Marrone, Simone Costa, Calogero Muscarella, Elena Carra, Vincenzo Arizza, Marco Arculeo, Francesco Paolo Faraone
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Subjects:	Pleistocene refugia biodiversity on islands mitochondrial DNA Quaternary glaciations
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/19/2546