Sylvatic plague reduces genetic variability in black-tailed prairie dogs

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-211

  Trudeau, Kristie M ^a   Britten, Hugh B ^a   Restani, Marco ^b  

^a W O Farber Center for Civic Leadership   (United States)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black tailed prairie dog; Gene diversity; Heterozygosity; Plague; Population genetic structure; RAPD PCR; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; YERSINIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 3843053694     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.2.205     Document Type: Article

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