Population structure of Dipodomys ingens (Heteromyidae): The role of spatial heterogeneity in maintaining genetic diversity

Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1296-1310

  Good, Sara V ^a   Williams, Daniel F ^b   Ralls, Katherine ^c   Fleischer, Robert C ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b S Joaquin Valley Endangered S   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Effective population size; Gene flow; Hierarchical population structure; Kangaroo rats; MtDNA

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED MAMMAL; GIANT KANGAROO RAT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY;

CALIFORNIA; PANOCHE VALLEY; USA;

DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS INGENS; HETEROMYIDAE; MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030875907     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb03976.x     Document Type: Article

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