supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,No.U1704102 and No.31172056).
The transfer of mitochondrial DNA to the nuclear genome gives rise to the nuclear DNA sequences of mitochon-drial origin(NUMTs),considered as a driving force in genome evolution.In this study,NUMTs in 23 bat genomes w...
SANBI to conduct research on Heaviside’s dolphins(001/2011);the work was conducted under permits from the Department of Environmental Affairs(RES2009/06,RES2010/24,RES2011/70 and RES2012/67);Samples from Namibia were exported under permit from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism(78438,120586 and 138004)。
The Heaviside’s(or Benguela)dolphin(Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)is endemic to the west coast of southern Africa.The present study investigated the population genetic structure across a large portion of the species dis...
the guidelines for the treatment of animals in behavioral research and teaching(Anim Behav,2006,71:245-253);the Russian Foundation for Basic Research(grant 18-04-00400).
Distribution area and taxonomic borders within the species complex Spermophilus erythrogenys sensu lato remain questionable.Early evidence suggests that red-cheeked ground squirrels of Southeast Kazakhstan are remar...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31471964,31071906;31270568);the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS(2015304),the Sichuan Province Distinguished Youth Fund(2014JQ0056);the West Light Foundation CAS(Y4C3031100).
Species of the genus Gynandropaa within the family Dicroglossidae are typical spiny frogs whose taxonomic status has long been in doubt.We used integrative methods,involving morphological and molecular analyses,to elu...
The research was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of the China-Guangdong Joint Fund(U0833005);the National Nature Science Foundation of China(30770305);the Guangdong Natural Science Fund(9451026001003544 and 10151026001000008).
The light-vented bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis is a small resident passerine that is found widely in central and south China,North Vietnam,and some East Asian islands,including Hainan,Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands.Its su...
The utility of molecular genetic approaches in conservation of endangered taxa is now commonly recognized.Over the past decade,conservation genetic analyses based on mitochondrial DNA sequencing and microsatellite gen...
The oriental white stork (Ciconia boyciana) is a threatened species, and their numbers are still in decline due tohabitat loss and poaching. China is a breeding and main wintering area for this animal and in recent ye...
Phylogenetic relationships among Bornean sucker fishes(Teleostei:Balitoridae:Gastromyzontinae)were investigated by comparing cytochrome b gene sequences from eight species.The results were in general agreement with pr...