Intraspecific variation, sex-biased dispersal and phylogeography of the eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)

Heredity

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-162

  Zenger, K R ^a,b   Eldridge, M D B ^a   Cooper, D W ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Genetic diversity; Kangaroos; Microsatellites; MtDNA

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; DISPERSAL; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AUSTRALIA;

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS; MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042733229     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800293     Document Type: Article

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