Genetic diversity and population differentiation in the endangered Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) in a fragmented landscape

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 397-406

  Lampila, Satu ^a   Kvist, Laura ^a   Wistbacka, Ralf ^b   Orell, Markku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Microsatellite; Rodentia; Sciuridae

Indexed keywords

PTEROMYINI; PTEROMYS VOLANS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 70349522275     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0259-2     Document Type: Article

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