Patterns of differentiation among wild rabbit populations oryctolagus cuniculus L. in arid and semiarid ecosystems of north-eastern Australia

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-153

  Fuller, S J ^a,b   Wilson, J C ^a   Mather, P B ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

control region; genetic differentiation; heteroduplex analysi; local extinction; mtDNA; recolonization; temperature gradient gel electrohoreis

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031081411     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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