Atypical panmixia in a European dolphin species (Delphinus delphis): Implications for the evolution of diversity across oceanic boundaries

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-75

  Moura, A E ^a   Natoli, A ^b   Rogan, E ^c   Hoelzel, A R ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bottleneck; Common dolphin; Microsatellites; Population structure

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CENSUS; DOLPHIN; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC MARKER; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMMON DOLPHIN; EVOLUTION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; POPULATION GENETICS; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COMMON DOLPHINS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MODELS, GENETIC; TIME FACTORS;

EUROPE;

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; DELPHINUS DELPHIS;

EID: 84871090480     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12032     Document Type: Article

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