Molecular evidence for a founder effect in invasive house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) populations experiencing an emergent disease epidemic

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 263-275

  Hawley, Dana M ^a,b,c,d   Hanley, Daniel ^b,e   Dhondt, André A ^a,b   Lovette, Irby J ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^c Smithsonian Genetics Program   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease emergence; Founder effect; Genetic diversity; House finch; Invasive species; Microsatellite DNA; Population bottleneck

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINCH; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANIMALS; FINCHES; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NORTH AMERICA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AVES; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMATALES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 33645094947     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02767.x     Document Type: Article

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