Genetic diversity and gene flow among southeastern Queensland koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-164

  Fowler, E V ^a,d   Houlden, B A ^b,c   Hoeben, P ^a,e   Timms, P ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Zoological Parks Bd of New S Wales   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e W3auditcom ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Control region; Gene flow; Koala; MtDNA; Phascolarctos cinereus; Population

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DNA ANALYSIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HAPLOTYPE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENY; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; LOCUS CONTROL REGION; MARSUPIALIA; NUCLEIC ACID HETERODUPLEXES; PHYLOGENY; QUEENSLAND; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

MAMMALIA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

EID: 0034143952     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2000.00844.x     Document Type: Article

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