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Microsatellite DNA evidence for genetic drift and philopatry in Svalbard reindeer.
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2002
Côté S D, Dallas J F, Marshall F, Irvine R J, Langvatn R, Albon S D
Abstract excerpt
Mainland populations of Arctic reindeer and caribou Rangifer tarandus often undergo extensive movements, whereas populations on islands tend to be isolated and sedentary. To characterize the genetic consequences of this difference, levels of genetic diversity and subdivision of Svalbard reindeer (R. t. platyrhynchus) from two adjacent areas on Nordenskjiöldland, Spitsbergen were estimated using data from up to 14...
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