Phylogeography of field voles (Microtus agrestis) in Eurasia inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2613-2621

  Jaarola, Maarit ^a,b   Searle, Jeremy B ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonization history; Cytochrome b; Eurasia; Field vole (Microtus agrestis); Glacial refugia; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; ASIA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036898784     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2002.01639.x     Document Type: Article

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