Genetic diversity and differentiation of the Speckled Ground Squirrel inferred from sequencing of mtDNA control region
Sequence variation of the 5'end of the mitochondrial DNA control region (310 bp) was examined in 25 samples of Speckled ground squirrel from 20 localities in species region. Results of the analysis have revealed a significant level of distinctions (8 %) between populations S. suslicus living to the East and the West from Dnepr. The philogeographic structure is pronounced in the western part in species region.