Genetic variation and population structure in big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus): Is female dispersal important?

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1411-1420

  Vonhof, Maarten J ^a   Strobeck, Curtis ^b   Fenton, M Brock ^c  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bats; Dispersal; Eptesicus fuscus; Genetic population structure; Microsatellites; Mitochondrial DNA; Parentage; Philopatry

Indexed keywords

BAT; DISPERSAL; GENE FLOW; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PARENTAGE; PHILOPATRY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; ROOSTING; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS;

EID: 58149213944     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-S-062.1     Document Type: Article

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