Distinguishing past from present gene flow along and across a river: The case of the carnivorous marsupial (Antechinus flavipes) on southern Australian floodplains

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 569-580

  Lada, Hania ^a   Mac Nally, Ralph ^a   Taylor, Andrea C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flood; Gene flow; Microsatellite; Mitochondrial DNA; Murray River

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; FLOODPLAIN; GENE FLOW; IRRIGATION; MARSUPIAL; MIGRATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION GENETICS; RIVER WATER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; ANTECHINUS FLAVIPES; METATHERIA;

EID: 42549125549     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9372-5     Document Type: Article

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