Population structuring in mountain zebras (Equus zebra): The molecular consequences of divergent demographic histories

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 953-968

  Moodley, Yoshan ^a,b   Harley, Eric H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Mountain zebra; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; UNGULATE;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EQUUS ZEBRA;

EID: 33344458838     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-005-9083-8     Document Type: Article

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