RAPD marker estimation of genetic structure among isolated northern leopard frog populations in the south-western USA

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 521-529

  Kimberling, D N ^a   Ferreira, A R ^a   Shuster, S M ^a   Keim, P ^a  

^a NAU Box 5640 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

northern leopard frog; population genetic structure; Rana; RAPD

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 0030209412     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.1996.tb00344.x     Document Type: Article

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