High genetic variability of the grey wolf (Canis lupus L.) population from Croatia as revealed by mitochondrial DNA control region sequences

Zoological Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 816-823

  Gomerčić, Tomislav ^a   Sindičić, Magda ^a   Galov, Ana ^b   Arbanasić, Haidi ^b   Kusak, Josip ^a   Kocijan, Ivna ^b   Gomerčić, Martina D ^a   Huber, Duro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Control region mtdna; Croatia; D loop; Grey wolf

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 78649421597     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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