Biogeography and taxonomy of Apodemus sylvaticus (the woodmouse) in the Tyrrhenian region: Enzymatic variations and mitochondrial DNA restriction pattern analysis

Heredity

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 267-277

  Michaux, J R ^a   Filippucci, M G ^b   Libois, R M ^a   Fons, R ^c   Matagne, R F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

^d CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Apodemus sylvaticus; Biogeography; Italy; Mitochondrial DNA; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; FRANCE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; ITALY; MURIDAE; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BELGIUM; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHY; ISOENZYMES; ITALY; MURIDAE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

RESTRICTION PATTERN ANALYSIS; WOOD MOUSE;

EUROPE;

APODEMUS SYLVATICUS;

EID: 0029661449     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1996.40     Document Type: Article

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