Genetic equilibrium despite habitat fragmentation in an Afrotropical bird

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1409-1421

  Galbusera, Peter ^a   Githiru, Mwangi ^b,c   Lens, Luc ^d   Matthysen, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Avian ecology; Equilibrium; Habitat fragmentation; Microsatellite; Mobility

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; KENYA; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MUTATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; PROBABILITY; SONGBIRD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETICS, POPULATION; KENYA; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MARKOV CHAINS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MUTATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SONGBIRDS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; AVES; PASSERI; POGONOCICHLA STELLATA; TURDUS;

EID: 2542435281     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02175.x     Document Type: Article

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