High genetic variability despite high-amplitude population cycles in lemmings

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 380-385

  Ehrich, Dorothee ^a   Jorde, Per Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dicrostonyx; Gene flow; Genetic diversity; Lemmus; Migration; Population cycles

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION CYCLE; POPULATION GENETICS; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; DICROSTONYX; LEMMUS;

EID: 17644412352     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BER-126.1     Document Type: Article

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