| mitochondrial genetic diversity of eurasian red squirrels (sciurus vulgaris) from denmark. | melanistic eurasian red squirrels sciurus vulgaris are commonly found on the danish island of funen. they are thought to represent native danish squirrel types and are presently under threat from admixture with introduced red squirrels. in response, a conservation program was started in 2009 that involves the translocation of melanistic squirrels from funen to the squirrel-free island of langeland. using mitochondrial dna of 101 historical and modern samples from throughout denmark, we assess fo ... | 2015 | 26519513 |