The occurrence of mountain hare mitochondrial DNA in wild brown hares

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 463-467

  Thulin, C G ^a   Jaarola, M ^a,b,c   Tegelstrom H ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

genetic variation; hybridization; introgression; Lagomorpha; Lepus; mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAGOMORPHA; LEPUS; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS TIMIDUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031148798     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.t01-1-00199.x     Document Type: Article

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