Population genetic patterns suggest a behavioural change in wild common frogs (Rana temporaria) following disease outbreaks (Ranavirus)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 3163-3172

  Teacher, Amber G F ^a,b   Garner, Trenton W J ^a   Nichols, Richard A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Assortative mating; Disease; FIS; Population dynamics; Ranavirus

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPIDEMIC; FROG; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; IRIDOVIRUS; MATE CHOICE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RANA TEMPORARIA; RANAVIRUS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; IRIDOVIRUS; RANA TEMPORARIA; RANAVIRUS;

EID: 68149121912     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04263.x     Document Type: Article

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