Genetic evidence for high propagule pressure and long-distance dispersal in monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) invasive populations

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 3336-3350

  Da Silva, Anders Gonçalves ^a   Eberhard, Jessica R ^b   Wright, Timothy F ^c   Avery, Michael L ^d   Russello, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

dispersal; invasion biology; monk parakeet; Myiopsitta monachus; parrots; population genetics; propagule pressure

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; PARAKEET; POPULATION GENETICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PARAKEETS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

MYIOPSITTA; MYIOPSITTA MONACHUS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 77955398948     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04749.x     Document Type: Article

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