Population genetics of the hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus): Patterns of genetic diversity at the major histocompatibility complex

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1939-1945

  Pfau, R S ^a,b   Van Den Bussche, R A ^a   McBee, K ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Geographical variation; Isolation by distance; Major histocompatibility complex; Population genetics; Sigmodon hispidus

Indexed keywords

GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIANCE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATIONAL POLYMORPHISM; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; COSTA RICA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETICS, POPULATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RATS; SIGMODONTINAE; UNITED STATES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; RODENTIA; SIGMODON HISPIDUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034850587     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0962-1083.2001.01335.x     Document Type: Article

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