Phenotype and gene flow in a marsupial (Antechinus flavipes) in contrasting habitats

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 303-314

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

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body mass; Body size; Box ironbark forest; Life history trait; Microsatellite; Mitochondrial DNA; Phenotypic divergence; Realized habitat quality; River red gum forest; Teat number

Indexed keywords

DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HERITABILITY; MARSUPIAL; PHENOTYPE; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; ANTECHINUS; ANTECHINUS AGILIS; ANTECHINUS FLAVIPES; METATHERIA;

EID: 44649147637     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.00970.x     Document Type: Article

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