Characterising functionally important and ecologically meaningful genetic diversity using a candidate gene approach

Genetica

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 419-432

  Piertney, Stuart B ^a   Webster, Lucy M I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Candidate gene; Conservation genetics; Genomics; Grouse; MC1R; MHC

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; GALLIFORMES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOMICS; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; GALLIFORMES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOMICS;

LAGOPUS LAGOPUS SCOTICUS; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 77949283529     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-008-9322-2     Document Type: Article

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