The genetic distinctiveness of the three Iberian hare species: Lepus europaeus, L. granatensis, and L. castroviejoi

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-59

  Estonba, Andone ^a   Solís, Ainhoa ^a   Iriondo, M ^a   Sanz Martín, María J ^b   Perez Suarez G ^b   Markov, G ^c   Palacios, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (Bulgaria)

^d MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation; Genetic isolation; Lepus; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LAGOMORPH; POPULATION GENETICS;

BALKANS; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

LEPUS; LEPUS CASTROVIEJOI; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; LEPUS GRANATENSIS;

EID: 28844454681     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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