Differentiation and levels of genetic variation in northern European lynx (Lynx lynx) populations revealed by microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA analysis

2002/06/01 by Linda Hellborg, Christopher W. Walker, Eli Knispel Rueness +7 · 1 voice · 86 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Allele #Biology #Demography #Ecology #Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock #Genetic diversity and population structure #Genetics #Geography #Haplotype #Microsatellite #Mitochondrial DNA #Population #Population decline #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation #Zoology #mtDNA control region

paper · doi:10.1023/a:1015217723287

published in Conservation Genetics 3(2), 97-111 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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Citations

• ESTIMATINGF-STATISTICS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF POPULATION STRUCTURE
• GENEPOP (Version 1.2): Population Genetics Software for Exact Tests and Ecumenicism

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Discussions

• Lynx DNA reveals a strong genetic split between populations in different regions. Scandinavian lynx are highly distinct from their Finnish and Baltic neighbors regardless of how close they live to the [bsky, 15 points, 0 comments]