Genetic diversity in natural and introduced island populations of koalas in Queensland

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 303-310

  Lee, Kristen E ^a   Seddon, Jennifer M ^a   Johnston, Stephen ^a   Fitzgibbon, Sean I ^a   Carrick, Frank ^a   Melzer, Alistair ^b   Bercovitch, Fred ^c   Ellis, William ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; MARSUPIAL;

AUSTRALIA; NORTH STRADBROKE ISLAND; QUEENSLAND; SAINT BEES ISLAND;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

EID: 84876584151     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO12075     Document Type: Article

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