Conservation genetics of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): Low mitochondrial DNA variation amongst southern Australian populations

Genetical Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-33

  Taylor, Andrea C ^a,d   Graves, Jenny Marshall ^b,d   Murray, Neil D ^b,d   O'Brien, Stephen J ^d   Yuhki, N ^d   Sherwin, Bill ^c,d  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; IMMIGRANT; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETIC PARAMETERS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; MARSUPIALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031004089     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672397002607     Document Type: Article

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