Population structure and genetic diversity of moose in Alaska

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 170-180

  Schmidt, Jennifer I ^a   Hundertmark, Kris J ^a   Bowyer, R Terry ^b   McCracken, Kevin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALCES ALCES GIGAS; ALLELE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ISOLATION BY DISTANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; MALE; MOOSE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DISPERSAL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; DEER; FEMALE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; LINEAR MODELS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ALCES ALCES; ALCES ALCES GIGAS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 60249094968     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esn076     Document Type: Article

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