Microsatellite analysis of genetic diversity in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) populations throughout Africa

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2017-2025

  Van Hooft, W F ^a   Groen, A F ^a   Prins, H H T ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

African buffalo; Habitat fragmentation; Isolation by distance; Microsatellite; Rinderpest; Syncerus caffer

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DIVERSITY; HABITAT; HETEROZYGOSITY; MICROSATELLITE DNA; MORTALITY; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034526471     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2000.01101.x     Document Type: Article

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