Genetic analysis of an endangered pine marten (Martes americana) population from Newfoundland using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA markers

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 661-666

  McGowan, Colin ^a,c   Howes, Lesley A ^b   Davidson, William S ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Western Newfoundland Model Forest   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; PASSERINE;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND;

MARTES AMERICANA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0033305928     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-77-4-661     Document Type: Article

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