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Microsatellite DNA analyses support an east-west phylogeographic split of American alligator populations.
The Journal of experimental zoology - 15 Dec 2002
Davis Lisa M, Glenn Travis C, Strickland Denise C, Guillette Louis J, Elsey Ruth M, Rhodes Walter E, Dessauer Herbert C, Sawyer Roger H
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We examined the population genetic structure of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) sampled from 12 localities across the southeastern United States. The primary goal of this study was to determine the extent of population differentiation among alligators from four Florida lakes using eight microsatellite loci and compare the results to additional sites located at varying distances from them....
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