Genetic characterization of populations of the golden jackal and the red fox in Israel

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-63

  Magory Cohen, Tali ^a   King, Roni ^b   Dolev, Amit ^c   Boldo, Amitzur ^b   Lichter Peled, Anat ^a   Kahila Bar Gal, Gila ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Israel Nature and Parks Authority   (Israel)

^c Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

Golden jackal; Microsatellites; Population genetics; Red fox

Indexed keywords

DNA; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FRAGMENTATION; GENETIC VARIATION; MAMMAL; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECOLONIZATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ISRAEL; JORDAN VALLEY;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS AUREUS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 84872837941     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-012-0423-1     Document Type: Article

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