Genetic structure of populations of the Mediterranean mouflon (Ovis gmelini)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 459-467

  Petit, Eric ^a,d   Aulagnier, Stéphane ^a   Bon, Richard ^b   Dubois, Michel ^b   Crouau Roy, Brigitte ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c CHU PURPAN   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

France; Genetic structure; Microsatellite; Mouflon; Ovis gmelini; Philopatry

Indexed keywords

GENETIC STRUCTURE; MAMMAL; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; OVIS ARIES MUSIMON; OVIS GMELINI;

EID: 0031543836     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382898     Document Type: Review

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