Genetic structure in populations of Rattus sordidus in sugarcane-growing districts of Queensland, Australia

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 612-623

  Ruscoe, Wendy A ^a   Mather, Peter B ^a   Wilson, John ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Colonization; Gene flow; Heterozygosity; Population structure; Rattus sordidus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS SORDIDUS; RODENTIA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0542373719     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382991     Document Type: Article

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