The distribution of mitochondrial control region-sequence polymorphism was investigated in 15 populations of Crocidura russula along an altitudinal gradient in western Switzerland. High-altitude populations are smaller, sparser and appear to undergo frequent bottlenecks. Accordingly, they showed a loss of rare haplotypes, but unexpectedly, were less differentiated than lowland populations. Furt...

The complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region was amplified and directly sequenced in two species of shrew, Crocidura russula and Sorex araneus (Insectivora, Mammalia). The general organization is similar to that found in other mammals: a central conserved region surrounded by two more variable domains. However, we have found in shrews the simultaneous presence of arrays of tandem repea...

Hantaviruses (family Bunyaviridae) are enveloped negative-sense tripartite RNA viruses. The natural hosts of hantaviruses include rodents, shrews, moles, and bats. Imjin virus (MJNV) is a shrew-borne hantavirus identified from the Ussuri white-toothed shrews (Crocidura lasiura) in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and China. We have isolated MJNV and determined its prevalence and molecular diversity ...

The raccoon (Procyon lotor) was introduced to Japan from North America, and has been implicated in the population declines or local extinctions of native freshwater turtles. We conducted a capture–recapture study Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica) at two sites Boso Peninsula, Japan, investigate effects P. lotor predation on demography populations, during period 2014 2017, shortly after an...

The decrease in erythrocyte size of animals live at high altitudes yields an evolutionary advantage to survive by providing adaptation colder temperatures and low partial oxygen pressures. We examined the effect geographical changes on morphology two terrapins, Emys orbicularis Mauremys rivulata , analyzed whether such characteristics as volume changed different temperatures. found out that var...

The paper presents the results of studying variability morphological traits generative shoot Matthiola caspica (Busch) Grossh. in Piedmont Dagestan. material for study was life processes M. three cenopopulations: Buynaksky (Talgi, 270), Suleiman-Stalsky (Kasumkent, 410 m) and Tabasaransky (Maraga, 520 areas. greatest contribution to differentiation cenopopulations by individual components dispe...

New findings of the white-toothed shrews (Crocidura spp.) from offshore islands of Vietnam are reported. The species identifications have been confirmed by the analysis of complete mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (1140 bp). Crocidura phuquocensis is the only species found in the Phu Quoc Island. Crocidura fuliginosa has been recorded from two islands of the Con Dao Archipelago (Con Son and Bai ...