A rapid population expansion retains genetic diversity within European rabbits in Australia

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 789-794

  Zenger, K R ^a,b   Richardson, B J ^a   Vachot Griffin, A M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

European rabbit; Founder effect; Genetic diversity; Population bottleneck; Population expansion

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOUNDER EFFECT; FRANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; RABBIT; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; DNA; FOUNDER EFFECT; FRANCE; GENETICS, POPULATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RABBITS; SPAIN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0037352744     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.01759.x     Document Type: Article

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