Genetic variation in mitochondrial DNA of North American herring gulls, Larus argentatus

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 199-209

  Chen, Junjian Z ^a   Yauk, Carole L ^b   Hebert, Craig ^c   Hebert, Paul D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b gene; Directed termination PCR; DNA; Genetic variation; Great Lakes; Herring gulls

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BOTTLENECK; CYTOCHROME B; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCING; GENETIC DIVERGENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR SIZE; NORTH AMERICA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RURAL AREA; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKERS; DNA; GENES;

FROZEN EGG SPECIMENS; GENETIC VARIATION;

LAKES;

GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; SEABIRD;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

LARUS ARGENTATUS;

EID: 0034983311     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(01)70633-8     Document Type: Article

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