A historic religious sanctuary may have preserved ancestral genetics of Japanese sika deer (Cervus nippon)
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DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyac120
Abstract: Deer have been a major resource for human populations for thousands of years. Anthropogenic activities, such as hunting, have influenced the genetic structure and distribution of deer populations. In Japan, wild Japanese sika deer (Cervus… read more here.
Keywords: japanese sika; sika deer; deer; deer cervus ... See more keywords