Bottlenecks and dispersal in the tuco-tuco das dunas, Ctenomys flamarioni (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae), in Southern Brazil

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 935-945

  Fernández Stolz, Gabriela P ^a   Stolz, J F B ^a   De Freitas, Thales R O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bottleneck; Ctenomys flamarioni; Demography; Dispersal; Genetic structure; Microsatellite; Polygyny

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DISPERSAL; DUNE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; POLYGYNY; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CTENOMYIDAE; CTENOMYS FLAMARIONI; RODENTIA;

EID: 36649038041     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-210R1.1     Document Type: Article

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