Gene flow and melanism in Lake Erie garter snake populations

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-19

  Lawson, Robin ^a,b   King, Richard B ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Leeds City Museum   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

allozymes; colour patterns; natural selection; random genetic drift; Thamnophis sirtalis

Indexed keywords

CRYPSIS; SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS;

EID: 8044225288     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1996.0051     Document Type: Article

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