Microsatellite variation and fine-scale population structure in the wood frog (Rana sylvatica)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1087-1100

  Newman, Robert A ^a   Squire, Tina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Genetic variation; Microsatellite; Population structure

Indexed keywords

GENE FLOW; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MICROSATELLITE DNA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOPATRY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; UNITED STATES; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; GENETICS, POPULATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NORTH DAKOTA; RANIDAE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA SYLVATICA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0034999782     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2001.01255.x     Document Type: Article

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