Genetic population structure of the Greater Bilby Macrotis lagotis, a marsupial in decline

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 925-936

  Moritz, C ^a   Heideman, A ^a   Geffen, E ^b   Mcrae, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; ESU; Microsatellites; Mitochondrial DNA; Parentage

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAGOTIS; MACROTIS LAGOTIS; METATHERIA;

GENETIC STRUCTURE; GREATER BILBY; MICROSATELLITE; MITROCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION DECLINE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030609730     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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