Lack of genetic structure of cypriot alectoris chukar (Aves, Galliformes) populations as infered from mtDNA sequencing data

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-114

  Guerrini, M ^a   Panayides, P ^b   Hadjigerou, P ^b   Taglioli, L ^a   Dini, F ^a   Barbanera, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Ministry of Interior   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Chukar; Control region; Cytochrome b; Genetic diversity; MtDNA; Partridges

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; GAMEBIRD; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; STOCK IDENTIFICATION;

ALECTORIS; ALECTORIS CHUKAR; AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 35448998888     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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