A Guide to the Mammals of China is an outgrowth of the desire of the Biodiversity Working
Group (BWG) of the China Council for International Cooperation in Environment and …

Phylogenetic relationships among 20 species-group taxa of Mustelidae, representing
Mustelinae (Mustela, Martes, Gulo), Lutrinae (Enhydra), and Melinae (Meles), were …

An analysis of 30 craniological characters of Eurasian badgers (Meles spp.) revealed
different levels of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) and geographic variation in the three …

The badger, Meles meles, is a widely distributed mustelid in Eurasia and shows large
geographic variability in morphological characters whose evolutionary significance is …

Variation of cheek teeth in 661 specimens of Eurasian badgers was studied. Geographic
distribution of tooth size and morphotypical characters was analyzed. Presence of two …

The Mustelidae is a diverse family of carnivores which includes weasels, polecats, mink,
tayra, martens, otters, badgers and, according to some authors, skunks. Evolutionary …

A study of the Japanese badger Meles meles anakuma was undertaken in Hinode, a suburb
of Tokyo, between 1992 and 1998. Faecal analysis, based on 82 samples, revealed that …

Missing data are commonly thought to impede a resolved or accurate reconstruction of
phylogenetic relationships, and probabilistic analysis techniques are increasingly viewed as …

Abstract The Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) on Yakushima Island are an
endemic subspecies and are closely related to the population of Kyushu, one of the main …

Eurasian badgers, Meles meles, have been shown to possess limited genetic population
structure within Europe; however, field studies have detected high levels of philopatry, which …