Evidence of a phylogeographic break in the Romanian brown bear (Ursus arctos) population from the Carpathians

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-101

  Zachos, Frank E ^a   Otto, Marthe ^a   Unici, Remus ^b   Lorenzini, Rita ^c   Hartl, Günther B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Research and Forest Management Institute   (Romania)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL ABRUZZO E DEL MOLISE G CAPORALE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apennines; Brown bear; Carpathians; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

BEAR; GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOUNTAIN; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

APENNINES; CARPATHIANS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; ROMANIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 39149140359     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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