Reduced microsatellite heterozygosity in island endemics supports the role of long-term effective population size in avian microsatellite diversity

Genetica

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1271-1276

  Hughes, Austin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aves; Effective population size; Endangered species; Heterozygosity; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HETEROZYGOTE; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEA;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; HETEROZYGOTE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POPULATION DENSITY;

AVES;

EID: 78650514072     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-010-9527-z     Document Type: Article

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