Habitat islands, genetic diversity, and gene flow in a Patagonian rodent.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00369.x

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Habitat islands, genetic diversity, and gene flow in a Patagonian rodent.

Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 1998

Kim I, Phillips C J, Monjeau J A, Birney E C, Noack K, Pumo D E, Sikes R S, Dole J A

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The effects of terrestrial habitat islands on gene flow and genetic diversity in animal populations have been predicted and discussed in theoretical terms, but empirical data are needed to test these predictions and provide an understanding of the relationships of life-history characteristics to...

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Animals
Argentina
DNA, Mitochondrial
Ecosystem
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Geography
Haplotypes
Mice
Muridae
Phylogeny
Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique

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