Relatedness structure detected by microsatellite analysis and attempted pedigree reconstruction in an endangered marsupial, the northern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-19

  Taylor, A C ^a,b   Horsup, A ^a,c   Johnson, C N ^a,d   Sunnucks, P ^a,b   Sherwin, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

conservation; marsupial; microsatellite; molecular ecology; relatedness; wombat

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LASIORHINUS KREFFTII; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; VOMBATIDAE; VOMBATIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 0031040548     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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