Population structure and speciation in the genus Tursiops based on microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA analyses

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 363-375

  Natoli, Ada ^a   Peddemors, Victor M ^b,c   Rus Hoelzel, A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c Natal Shark Board ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphins; Microsatellites; Molecular ecology; mtDNA; Phylogeography; Population genetics; Speciation

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

DOLPHIN; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DOLPHIN; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DOLPHINS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; CORYPHAENIDAE; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILIDAE; MAMMALIA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS ADUNCUS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 1542319055     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00672.x     Document Type: Article

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