Genetic variation and island biogreography: Microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA variation in island populations of the Australian bush rat, Rattus fuscipes greyii

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 759-778

  Hinten, G ^a,c   Harriss, F ^a   Rossetto, M ^a,b   Braverstock, P R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Royal Botanical Gardens   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC VARIATION; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; RODENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KANGAROO ISLAND; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

MACROPUS SP.; RATTUS; RATTUS FUSCIPES; RATTUS FUSCIPES GREYII; RODENTIA;

EID: 1642566663     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:COGE.0000006113.58749.ac     Document Type: Article

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