Hybridization between two sympatrically breeding species of fur seal at Iles Crozet revealed by genetic analysis

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1133-1145

  Kingston, J J ^a,b   Gwilliam, J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arctocephalus; Assignment test; Fur seals; Hybridization; Microsatellites; mtDNA

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHENOTYPE; PINNIPED; SYMPATRY;

CROZET ISLANDS; FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS;

ARCTOCEPHALUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; ARCTOCEPHALUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 34547470935     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9269-8     Document Type: Article

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