Introgression of mountain hare (Lepus timidus) mitochondrial DNA into wild brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in Denmark

BMC Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Fredsted, Tina ^a   Wincentz, Trine ^b   Villesen, Palle ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Natl Environ Research Institute   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPUS; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; LEPUS TIMIDUS;

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HARE; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANIMALS; DENMARK; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HARES; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 33751233544     PISSN: 14726785     EISSN: 14726785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6785-6-17     Document Type: Article

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