Genetic structure of fragmented populations of red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in the UK

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 12 SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Barratt, E M ^a   Gurnell, J ^b   Malarky, G ^a,c   Deaville, R ^a   Bruford, M W ^a,d  

^a Institute of Zoology   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation management units; Mitochondrial DNA; Red squirrel

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF MOLECULAR VARIANCE; EUROPE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC INCOMPATIBILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; HAPLOTYPE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENY; UNITED KINGDOM;

MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS VULGARIS; TAMIASCIURUS;

EID: 0033390568     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1999.00771.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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