Population subdivision of house mice (Mus musculus) in an agrarian landscape: Consequences for control

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 427-435

  Leon V A ^a,b   Fraschina, J ^a,b   Busch, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL LAND; DIVERGENCE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RODENT;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 77951718533     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z10-014     Document Type: Article

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