Article
Transalpine colonisation and partial phylogeographic erosion by dispersal in the common vole (Microtus arvalis).
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2009
Braaker Sonja, Heckel Gerald
Abstract excerpt
The colonisation history and genetic structure of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) was investigated in the region of the Alps by analysing the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (mtDNA) and 19 microsatellite loci (nucDNA) for 137 voles from 52 localities. mtDNA data provided a much refined distribution of three highly divergent evolutionary lineages in the region compared to previous studies. Although high...
Topics
- Animals
- Arvicolinae
- Cell Nucleus
- Cluster Analysis
- Cytochromes b
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Europe
- Evolution, Molecular
- Female
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
