High genetic variability in insular populations of the lacertid lizard, Podarcis muralis

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 411-417

  Capula, Massimo ^a  

^a Museo Civico di Zoologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

allozyme electrophoresis; Genetic differentiation; Genetic variability; Lacertidae; Podarcis muralis; Reptilia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ECOLOGY; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; VERTEBRATE;

PODARCIS MURALIS;

EID: 0030851505     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00013-6     Document Type: Article

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