Conservation of the introgressed European water frog complex using molecular tools

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1071-1087

  Holsbeek, G ^a   Maes, G E ^a   De Meester, L ^a   Volckaert, F A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hybrid complex; Hybridisation; Pelophylax kl. esculentus; Pelophylax lessonae; Pelophylax ridibundus; Species identification

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BELGIUM; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; FROG; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BELGIUM; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; RANIDAE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANURA; PELOPHYLAX;

EID: 61649089298     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04087.x     Document Type: Article

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