Density-dependent genetic variation in dynamic populations of the greater long-tailed hamster (Tscherskia triton)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 200-207

  Dong, Jingping ^a,b   Li, Chuanhai ^a,b   Zhang, Zhibin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bottleneck effect; Density dependent dispersal; Genetic diversity; Greater long tailed hamster; Microsatellites; Population dynamics; Tscherskia triton

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT;

CHINA;

CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; TSCHERSKIA TRITON;

EID: 77649119057     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-A-098R1.1     Document Type: Article

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