Molecular evidence for high levels of intrapopulation genetic diversity in woodrats (Neotoma micropus)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 360-370

  Mendez Harclerode, Francisca M ^a,d   Strauss, Richard E ^a   Fulhorst, Charles F ^b   Milazzo, Mary L ^b   Ruthven III, Donald C ^c   Bradley, Robert D ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Control region; D loop; Evolutionary history; Genetic structure; Microsatellites; Neotoma micropus; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; RODENT;

NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA MICROPUS;

EID: 34248393493     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-377R1.1     Document Type: Article

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