Low mitochondrial DNA variation and recent colonization of Scandinavia by the wood lemming Myopus schisticolor

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 577-581

  Fedorov, V ^a,b   Jaarola, M ^a   Fredga, K ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ANIMAL ECOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

colonization history; founder effect; mitochondrial DNA; wood lemming (Myopus schisticolor)

Indexed keywords

MYOPUS SCHISTICOLOR;

EID: 0030454631     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.1996.tb00349.x     Document Type: Article

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