Genetic diversity in remnant mainland and "pristine" island populations of three endemic Australian macropodids (Marsupialia): Macropus eugenii, Lagorchestes hirsutus and Petrogale lateralis

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 325-338

  Eldridge, M D B ^a,b   Kinnear, J E ^c   Zenger, K R ^a,d   McKenzie, L M ^a,e   Spencer, P B S ^f  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c Woodvale Research Centre   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

^f MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hare wallaby; Inbreeding; Isolation; Microsatellites; Rock wallaby; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; ISLAND; REFUGE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

LAGORCHESTES; LAGORCHESTES HIRSUTUS; LEPUS; MACROPUS; MACROPUS EUGENII; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PETROGALE; PETROGALE LATERALIS;

EID: 3342913101     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:COGE.0000031148.59923.aa     Document Type: Article

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