Microsatellites identify introduced New Zealand tammar wallabies (Macropus eugenii) as an 'extinct' taxon

Animal Conservation

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-49

  Taylor, A C ^a   Cooper, D W ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII; MACROPUS SP.;

EID: 0002513181     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943099000347     Document Type: Article

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