Genetic variation and population structure in the endangered greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1131-1135

  Rossiter, Stephen J ^a   Jones, Gareth ^b   Ransome, Roger D ^b   Barratt, Elizabeth M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bats; Genetic variation; Microsatellites; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; EUROPE; FRANCE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIANCE; MICROSATELLITE DNA; POPULATION STRUCTURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

MAMMALIA; RHINOLOPHUS FERRUMEQUINUM;

EID: 0033867648     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2000.00982.x     Document Type: Article

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