The mtDNA Control Region Variability of Microtus rossiaemeridionalis (Rodentia, Arvicolini) from Two Invasive Populations of the Russian Far East

Sheremetyeva I.N., Kartavtseva I.V., Emelyanova A.A., Lapin A.S.

Russian Journal of Genetics 2021; 57(11): 1263–1270

The mtDNA control region variability of Microtus rossiaemeridionalis (Rodentia, Arvicolini) from two invasive populations of the Russian Far East was studied. The results demonstrated a lower genetic diversity in the East European vole population from Sovetskaya Gavan than in the population from the city of Khabarovsk. Wright’s F statistic did not reveal any heterogeneity in the samples from these populations. It was suggested that the discovered haplotypes belong to the EU subclade of the European lineage.

DOI 10.1134/S1022795421110132