Ancient DNA reveals Holocene loss of genetic diversity in a South American rodent

Biology Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 423-426

  Chan, Yvonne L ^a   Lacey, Eileen A ^b   Pearson, Oliver P ^b   Hadly, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Climatic change; Ctenomys sociabilis; Genetic variability; Phylochronology; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

DNA;

DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GENETIC VARIATION; HOLOCENE; RODENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTENOMYS SOCIABILIS; DNA DETERMINATION; ECOLOGICAL GENETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HOLOCENE; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PATAGONIAN RODENT; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES ENDEMICITY; SPECIES HABITAT;

ANIMALIA; CTENOMYS SOCIABILIS; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 29144455851     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0354     Document Type: Article

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