Microsatellite DNA analysis of population structure in Allegheny woodrats (Neotoma magister)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1058-1070

  Castleberry, Steven B ^a,d   King, Timothy L ^b   Wood, Petra Bohall ^a   Ford, W Mark ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station Parsons   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Allegheny woodrat; Genetic differentiation; Microsatellite DNA; Molecular markers; Neotoma magister; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RODENT;

NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA MAGISTER; RODENTIA; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 18744391941     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2002)083<1058:MDAOPS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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