Kamchatka Krai Research Articles

Urocystis japonica . [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria

Abstract A description is provided for Urocystis japonica , which causes smut in the leaves and stems of Anemone . Some information on its dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (China, Japan and Russia (Kamchatka krai)) and hosts ( Anemone hupehensis var. japonica ( Anemone japonica ; Anemone vitifolia var. japonica ; Anemone sieboldi ), Anemone narcissiflora subsp. crinita ( Anemonastrum sibiricum )).

Genetic structure of the sable Martes zibellina L. populations from Magadan oblast as inferred from mitochondrial DNA variation

Restriction polymorphism of the mtDNA cytochrome b gene was studied in nine sable Martes zibellina L. populations from three introduction foci of Khabarovsk and Kamchatka sables in Magadan oblast: Olya, Kolyma, and Omolon. For comparison, similar studies were performed with the populations of central Kamchatka and Khabarovsk krai. In total, 444 DNA specimens were examined. Three mtDNA haplotypes (A, B, and C) proved to occur at various frequencies in the populations under study. The sable population system displayed high differentiation (FST = 22.3%). The populations of the Olya focus were most similar genetically to the populations of Kamchatka; those of the Omolon focus were similar to the Khabarovsk populations, and those of the Kolyma focus occupied an intermediate place. The observed spatial heterogeneity of the sable populations of Magadan oblast was explained in terms of the formation of the introduction foci of Kamchatka and Khabarovsk sables, starting from the 1950s.