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Genetic consequences of human management in an introduced island population of red deer (Cervus elaphus).
Heredity - 1 Jul 2006
Nussey D H, Pemberton J, Donald A, Kruuk L E B
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We investigated phylogeography and spatial genetic structure in an introduced island population of red deer (Cervus elaphus) on the Isle of Rum, Scotland, experiencing spatial variation in management regime. Five different mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotypes were present among female red deer on Rum. These comprised two phylogenetically divergent groups, one of which clustered with red deer from Sardinia and...
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