Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA variation in populations of eastern Australian koalas, Phascolarctos cinereus

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 11-12, 1998, Pages 381-393

  Fowler, E V ^a,b   Hoeben, P ^a,c   Timms, P ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c W3auditcom ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Koala; Population structure; RAPD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; GENETIC MARKERS; MARSUPIALIA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

EID: 0032441266     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018701630713     Document Type: Article

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