Fine-scale spatial organization reflects genetic structure in sheep

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 711-717

  Nituch, Larissa A ^a   Schaefer, James A ^a   Maxwell, Christine D ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC STRUCTURE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; GPS; KIN SELECTION; POPULATION GENETICS; RELATEDNESS; SHEEP; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 44949112490     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01522.x     Document Type: Article

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