Population genetics of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus): A fine-scale look at adjacent river systems

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 225-234

  Kolomyjec, Stephen H ^a   Chong, Josephine Y T ^b   Blair, David ^a   Gongora, Jaime ^b   Grant, Tom R ^c   Johnson, Christopher N ^a   Moran, Chris ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MARKER; MONOTREME; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION GENETICS; RIVER SYSTEM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ANIMALIA; ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS;

EID: 71049186731     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO09045     Document Type: Article

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