First mitogenome phylogeny of the sun bear Helarctos malayanus reveals a deep split between Indochinese and Sundaic lineages
Miriam N. Kunde, Axel Barlow, Achim M. Klittich, Aliya R. Yakupova, Riddhi P. Patel, Jörns Fickel, Daniel W. Förster
The paper presents new mitochondrial genome sequences of sun bears, revealing a deep split between Indochinese and Sundaic lineages and suggesting recent demographic processes reduced mtDNA variation.
Ecology and Evolution · Apr 1, 2023Peer-reviewedGenomics