Structure of the mitochondrial control region of the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra; Carnivora, Mustelidae): Patterns of genetic heterogeneity and implications for conservation of the species in Italy

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 318-328

  Ketmaier, V ^a,b   Bernardini, C ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL TRAPPING; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FELIDAE; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROPLASMY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES EXTINCTION; SPECIES REINTRODUCTION; TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HETEROZYGOTE; ITALY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSEUMS; MUSTELIDAE; OTTERS; RNA, TRANSFER, PHE; RNA, TRANSFER, PRO; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CARNIVORA; CROCUTA CROCUTA; FELIDAE; HYAENIDAE; LONTRA; LUTRA LUTRA; MAMMALIA; MEPHITIDAE; MUSTELIDAE; URSIDAE;

EID: 25844529500     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esi037     Document Type: Article

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