Genetic characterization of black rat (Rattus rattus) of the Canary Islands: Origin and colonization

Biological Invasions

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2367-2372

  López, Mercedes ^a   Foronda, Pilar ^a   Feliu, Carlos ^b   Hernández, Mariano ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Colonization; Cytochrome b; Rattus rattus

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; CYTOCHROME; FLATWORM; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARASITE; RODENT;

CANARY ISLANDS; SPAIN;

HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84885583641     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-013-0466-3     Document Type: Article

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