Linking genetic diversity and temporal fluctuations in population abundance of the introduced feral cat (Felis silvestris catus) on the Kerguelen archipelago

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 5141-5153

  Devillard, S ^a,b   Santin Janin, H ^a,b   Say, L ^a,b   Pontier, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Felis silvestris catus; feral cat; genetic diversity; population abundance; temporal variation

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HETEROZYGOTE; INDIAN OCEAN; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION DENSITY;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CATS; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; HETEROZYGOTE; INDIAN OCEAN; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION DENSITY;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 82955203737     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05329.x     Document Type: Article

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