Strong intraspecific variation in genetic diversity and genetic differentiation in Daphnia magna: The effects of population turnover and population size

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 851-861

  Walser, B ^a,b   Haag, C R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Daphnia magna; genetic differentiation; genetic diversity; Population turnover

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DAPHNIA; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION RATE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANIMALS; DAPHNIA; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION RATE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA;

EID: 84856270539     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05416.x     Document Type: Article

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