An invasive non-native mammal population conserves genetic diversity lost from its native range

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2156-2163

  Veale, A J ^a   Holland, O J ^b   McDonald, R A ^c   Clout, M N ^a   Gleeson, D M ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

bottleneck; epizootic; genetic variation; Mustela erminea; myxomatosis; stoat

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MYXOMA VIRUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUSTELIDAE; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION GENETICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HAPLOTYPES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSTELIDAE; NEW ZEALAND; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84928590843     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.13102     Document Type: Article

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