Low genetic variation support bottlenecks in Scandinavian red deer

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1137-1150

  Haanes, Hallvard ^a,b   Røed, Knut H ^b   Perez Espona, Silvia ^c,d   Rosef, Olav ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Allele richness; Cervus elaphus; Demographic history; Genetic drift; Prehistoric

Indexed keywords

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 80855143748     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-011-0527-9     Document Type: Article

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