III. Goals
Despite being the focus of several studies, the evolutionary history ofB. gargarizans remains uncertain. Our study was conducted to
clarify the phylogeography of B. gargarizans as a basis for
understanding its historical dispersal patterns in relation to the
geologic and climatic history of the region. Our study improves on
previous studies by increasing geographic coverage by adding samples
from the Northeast Asia (North Korea, South Korea and Russia), as well
as including multiple genetic loci.