Genetic structure of southern Appalachian "sky island" populations of the southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 759-768

  Browne, Robert A ^a   Ferree, Patrick M ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachians; Clethrionomys; Genetic structure; Myodes; Vole

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; METAPOPULATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION GENETICS; RODENT;

APPALACHIANS; FRENCH BROAD RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; CLETHRIONOMYS; CLETHRIONOMYS GAPPERI; MURIDAE; PICEA;

EID: 34347253047     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-049R1.1     Document Type: Article

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