Genetic diversity in the European wild boar Sus scrofa: Phylogeography, population structure and wild x domestic hybridization

Mammal Review

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-137

  Scandura, Massimo ^a   Iacolina, Laura ^a   Apollonio, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genetic differentiation; Introgression; Pig; Population genetics; Variation

Indexed keywords

GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRIDIZATION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNGULATE;

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 79952826576     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2010.00182.x     Document Type: Review

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