Effective size of two feral domestic cat populations (Felis catus L.): Effect of the mating system

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 483-490

  Kaeuffer, R ^a,c   Pontier, D ^a   Devillard, S ^a,d   Perrin, N ^b   Kaeuffer, Renaud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Ecological model; Effective population size; Felis catus; Genetic model; Mating system; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GENETICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATS; ENVIRONMENT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POPULATION DENSITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0942267958     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.02046.x     Document Type: Article

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