Genetic population structure of Natterer's bats explained by mating at swarming sites and philopatry

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 4299-4312

  Rivers, Nicola M ^a   Butlin, Roger K ^a,b   Altringham, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic structure; Mating; Myotis; Natterer's bat; Population ecology; Swarming

Indexed keywords

MYOTIS; MYOTIS NATTERERI;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHIROPTERA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 27644501802     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02748.x     Document Type: Article

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