What is the taxonomic status of East Asian otter species based on molecular evidence?: focus on the position of the Japanese otter holotype specimen from museum
The Japanese otter (Lutra nippon), once inhabited in most islands of Japan, is now considered as an extinct species. Although the Japanese otter is regarded as a distinct species from the Eurasian otter (L. lutra), its phylogeny and taxonomic status are based on limited information on morphological...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Animal Cells and Systems |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19768354.2019.1601133 |