Microsatellite analysis of genetic divergence among populations of giant Galápagos tortoises

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2265-2283

  Ciofi, Claudio ^a   Milinkovitch, Michel C ^b   Gibbs, James P ^c   Caccone, Adalgisa ^a   Powell, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Gal pagos; Gene flow; Geochelone; Microsatellites; Population genetics; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

ALCEDO; AMPHIBIA; CANIS; GEOCHELONE; GEOCHELONE NIGRA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINIDAE;

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECUADOR; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ECUADOR; GENETICS, POPULATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; TURTLES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036845026     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2002.01617.x     Document Type: Article

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