Genetic variation and population structure of the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber in eastern Europe and Asia

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1059-1067

  Ducroz, Jean Francois ^a   Stubbe, Michael ^b   Saveljev, Alexander P ^c   Heidecke, Dietrich ^b   Samjaa, Rivčan ^d   Ulevičius, Alius ^e   Stubbe, Annegret ^b   Durka, Walter ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c Federal Agency of the Scientific Organizations   (Russian Federation)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MONGOLIA   (Mongolia)

^e VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Castor fiber; Conservation; Genetic diversity; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RODENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA; SIBERIA;

CASTOR FIBER; CASTORIDAE;

EID: 30344487536     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)86[1059:GVAPSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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