Genetic population structure and gradual northward decline of genetic variability in the greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2548-2557

  Merila, Juha ^a,c   Bjorklund, Mats ^a   Baker, Allan J ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bottleneck; genetic variation; heterozygosity; latitudinal variation

Indexed keywords

CARDUELIS CHLORIS; CHLORIS;

EID: 0030484750     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb03644.x     Document Type: Article

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