Characterization of metapopulation of Ellobium chinense through Pleistocene expansions and four covariate COI guanine-hotspots linked to G-quadruplex conformation

Abstract The land snail Ellobium chinense (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) (Eupulmonata, Ellobiida, Ellobiidae), which inhabits the salt marshes along the coastal areas of northwestern Pacific, is an endangered species on the IUCN Red List. Over recent decades, the population size of E. chinense has consistently...

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Main Authors: Cho Rong Shin, Eun Hwa Choi, Gyeongmin Kim, Su Youn Baek, Bia Park, Jihye Hwang, Jumin Jun, Hyun Jong Kil, Hyunkyung Oh, Kyungjin Lee, Sa Heung Kim, Jongrak Lee, Seung Jik Suh, Dong-min Park, Ho Young Suk, Yong Seok Lee, Young Sup Lee, Ui Wook Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91675-5