Molecular population genetics of the red kangaroo (Macropus rufus): mtDNA variation

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 679-686

  Clegg, S M ^a   Hale, P ^a   Moritz, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Management; Marsupial; MtDNA control region; Population structure; Red kangaroo

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DROUGHT; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HAPLOTYPE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION GENETICS; SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; MACROPODIDAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032104706     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00376.x     Document Type: Article

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