Dispersal patterns and population structure in a small marsupial, Antechinus agilis, from two forests analysed using microsatellite markers

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 325-338

  Kraaijeveld Smit, Femmie J ^a,b   Lindenmayer, David B ^c   Taylor, Andrea C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; GENETIC MARKER; MARSUPIAL; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA;

ANTECHINUS AGILIS;

EID: 0036435149     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO02010     Document Type: Article

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