Genetic structure in striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) on the southern high plains of Texas

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 80-87

  Hansen, Leslie A ^a,d   Mathews, Nancy E ^b,e   Hansen, Richard W ^c   Vander Lee, Bruce A ^a,e   Scott Lutz, R ^a,e  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA fingerprinting; Genetic structure; Mephitis mephitis; Population genetics; Striped skunks

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA; MEPHITIDAE; MEPHITIS; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS;

EID: 0037252663     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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