Dispersal in Mastomys natalensis mice: Use of fine-scale genetic analyses for pest management

Hereditas

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 262-273

  Van Hooft, Pim ^a,b   Cosson, J F ^c   Vibe Petersen, S ^d   Leirs, H ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

^d Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC VARIATION; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MICE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MURINAE; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TANZANIA;

ANIMALIA; MASTOMYS NATALENSIS; MUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 59849127068     PISSN: 00180661     EISSN: 16015223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.2008.02089.x     Document Type: Article

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