Species composition and mtDNA diversity of small mammals in the northern and central parts of Japan shaped by Quaternary environmental fluctuations.

Ancient dispersal events from the Korean Peninsula to the Japanese main islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu (HSK), and from the Eurasian continent to Hokkaido via Sakhalin, have played a critical role in shaping the mammalian diversity of the Japan…

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