Does genetic variation among invasive house mice in New Zealand affect eradication success?

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  MacKay, Jamie W B ^a   Alexander, Alana ^b   Hauber, Mark E ^c   Murphy, Elaine C ^d   Clout, Mick N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Eradication outcome; mtDNA D loop; Mus musculus domesticus; New Zealand; Phylogeography; Reunion Island

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; GENETIC VARIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PEST CONTROL; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RODENT; SAMPLING; SURVIVAL;

NEW ZEALAND;

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS;

EID: 84873023500     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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