The evolutionary history of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus): Major patterns of population differentiation and geographic expansion inferred from protein polymorphism

Phylogeography of Southern European Refugia: Evolutionary Perspectives on the Origins and Conservation of European Biodiversity

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 207-235

  Ferrand, Nuno ^a   Branco, Madalena ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

European rabbit; geographical expansion; major groups of populations; Oryctolagus cuniculus; phylogenetic trees; protein polymorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920104728     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4904-8_7     Document Type: Chapter

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