Genetic diversity in birds is associated with body mass and habitat type

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 283, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 220-226

  Eo, S H ^a   Doyle, J M ^b   DeWoody, J A ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allelic diversity; Aquatic; Body size; Heterozygosity; Microsatellite DNA; Terrestrial

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT TYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; POPULATION SIZE; REPTILE; SMALL MAMMAL;

AVES; MAMMALIA; PISCES; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79951807949     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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