Low genetic diversity and significant structuring of the common hamster populations Cricetus cricetus in Poland revealed by the mtDNA control region sequence variation

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 289-295

  Banaszek, Agata ^a   Jadwiszczak, Katarzyna A ^a   Ratkiewicz, Mirosaw ^a   Ziomek, Joanna ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bottleneck; Cricetinae; Ecological barrier; Founder effect

Indexed keywords

FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RODENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

CRICETINAE; CRICETUS CRICETUS;

EID: 70350139724     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/j.at.0001-7051.021.2009     Document Type: Article

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