Variability and differentiation of microsatellites in the genus Dasyurus and conservation implications for the large Australian carnivorous marsupials

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-133

  Firestone, Karen B ^a   Houlden, Bronwyn A ^a   Sherwin, William B ^c   Geffen, Eli ^b  

^a Taronga Zoo   (Australia)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Carnivorous marsupials; Conservation units; Dasyurus; ESUs; Genetic differentiation; Genetic variability; Microsatellites; MUs

Indexed keywords

DASYURUS; METATHERIA; MUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 0042188113     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026578821339     Document Type: Article

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