Genome-wide SNP loci reveal novel insights into koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) population variability across its range

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 337-353

  Kjeldsen, Shannon R ^a   Zenger, Kyall R ^a   Leigh, Kellie ^b,c   Ellis, William ^d   Tobey, Jenifer ^e   Phalen, David ^c   Melzer, Alistair ^f   FitzGibbon, Sean ^d   Raadsma, Herman W ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Science for Wildlife   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^f CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ddRAD; Genetic diversity; Koala; Phascolarctos cinereus; Selection; SNP

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DIVERGENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMICS; HETEROZYGOSITY; MARSUPIAL; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES CONSERVATION; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALIA;

PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84961174071     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-015-0784-3     Document Type: Article

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