Microsatellite diversity in populations of blind subterranean mole rats (Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies) in Israel: Speciation and adaptation

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-241

  Karanth, K Praveen ^a,b   Avivi, Aaron ^a   Beharav, Alex ^a   Nevo, Eviatar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Climatic factors; Microsatellites; Natural selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION GENETICS; RODENT; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

NANNOSPALAX EHRENBERGI; SPALAX; SPALAX CARMELI; SPALAX GALILI; SPALAX GOLANI;

EID: 6344285830     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00384.x     Document Type: Article

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