Microsatellite analysis of genetic diversity in wild and farmed emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 376-380

  Hammond, E L ^a   Lymbery, A J ^b   Martin, G B ^c   Groth, D ^a   Wetherall, J D ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIL;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMU; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FARMING SYSTEM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; INBREEDING; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MEAT; NATURAL POPULATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD SPECIES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; DROMAIIDAE; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036766709     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/93.5.376     Document Type: Article

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