Genetic differentiation within and between isolated Algerian subpopulations of Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus): Evidence from microsatellites

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 433-442

  Von Segesser, F ^a   Menard, N ^b   Gaci, B ^c   Martin, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Djurdjura National Park   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Conservation biology; Genetic distance; Macaca sylvanus; Microsatellites; Population fragmentation; Population genetics; Sample size

Indexed keywords

GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM;

MACACA; MACACA SYLVANUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032962149     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00582.x     Document Type: Article

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