Population structure and genetic variation of European wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in East Anglia
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European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) genetic variation and population structure in East Anglia have been studied. The species was introduced into Britain and the resulting populations have been greatly affected by diseases and humans. Distinct social behavior is seen in stable environmental conditions and genetic structuring at the intrapopulation level results. Sampling from 17 sites and genotyping with nine microsatellite loci showed genotypical proportions significantly different from that seen with Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Genetic structure in the populations is not likely to come from historical structuring existing before myxomatosis, reflecting recent events instead.
Publication Name: Heredity
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0018-067X
Year: 1999
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The chromosomes of Diprion pini and D. similis (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae): implications for karyotype evolution
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Pine sawflies have been discovered to have more modal chromosomes than previously believed. Earlier cytological analysis provided the family Diprionidae with 7, yet further investigation has disclosed 14 acrocentric chromosomes, with 14 for haploid males and 28 for diploid females. These results suggest chromosome doubling through centric fission rather than polyploidization, followed by pericentromeric DNA amplification.
Publication Name: Heredity
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0018-067X
Year: 1998
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A climate for colonization
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Attempts made to understand how genetic diversity was molded through the climatic cycles of the Quaternary are presented. Management of the world's biodiversity can be significantly informed by clarifying the structure and location of refugee during climatic change.
Publication Name: Heredity
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0018-067X
Year: 2004
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