Limited genetic differentiation among wild Oryctolagus cuniculus L. (rabbit) populations in arid eastern Australia

Heredity

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 138-145

  Fuller, Susan J ^a   Mather, Peter B ^a   Wilson, John C ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

allozymes; control region; genetic differentiation; heteroduplex analysis; mtDNA; temperature gradient gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; POPULATION GENETICS; RABBIT;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0029660317     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1996.118     Document Type: Article

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