Genetic structure within and among regional populations of the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) from Denmark and the Netherlands

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 271, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 302-309

  Van De Zande, Louis ^a   Van De Vliet, M ^a   Pertoldi, C ^b,c   Loeschcke, V ^b   Muskens G ^d   Bijlsma, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Kalø   (Denmark)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Badger; Genetic differentiation; Migration; Wildlife corridors

Indexed keywords

GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; METAPOPULATION; MIGRATION; MUSTELID; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; BENELUX; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; IRELAND; JAPAN; NETHERLANDS; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WESTERN EUROPE;

MELES MELES;

EID: 33847418052     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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