Genetic variability in striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 370-376

  Bixler, Andrea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

MEPHITIS MEPHITIS;

EID: 0034106333     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2000)143[0370:GVISSM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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