Regional genetic in situ differentiation despite phylogenetic heterogeneity in Alpine mountain hares

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 282, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-53

  Zachos, F E ^a   Ben Slimen, H ^b   Hacklander K ^c   Giacometti, M ^d   Suchentrunk, F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^d Wildvet Projects   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alps; Introgression; Lepus timidus; Microsatellites; Mountain hare; MtDNA; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; HETEROGENEITY; INTROGRESSION; LAGOMORPH; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE;

ALPS; SCANDINAVIA; SWITZERLAND; USSR;

LEPUS; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; LEPUS TIMIDUS;

EID: 77956166489     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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