Systematics of deer in China according to genetic analysis

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The purpose of this research is to clarify the systematics, distribution, origin, evolution, and genealogy of existing deer species in China.1) Systematic study : We clarified the distribution of each deer species in Tibet and Xingchang, the Autonomous Region, and Xinchan through field studies where they were formerly not well described. Particularly, the distribution of moose (Alces alces) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) subspecies were determined for the first time through this study.2) Comparative ecological study : We identified the desert adaptation of the red deer Tarim subspecies through morphology and ecological observations.3) Evolutionary phylogenetic study : Currently, we are examining the morphometry and DNA analysis results obtained from each deer species/subspecies of regional populations. For research at the species level, current results coincide with the previous taxonomical results that had been achieved through morphological research of present species and palaentological studies. However, it appears that the diversity of primitive species may have occurred earlier than has been hypothesized, and the taxonomy of subspecies should be reconsidered.