Natal philopatry does not lead to population genetic differentiation in Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri bulleri)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-79

  Van Bekkum, Margo ^a   Sagar, Paul M ^b   Stahl, Jean Claude ^c   Chambers, Geoffrey K ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c Museum of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Albatross; Buller's albatross; Genetic variation; Microsatellite; Population genetics; Thalassarche

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; DNA PRIMERS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NEW ZEALAND; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

DIOMEDEA; THALASSARCHE BULLERI BULLERI;

EID: 33645055939     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02776.x     Document Type: Article

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