Rapidly declining fine-scale spatial genetic structure in female red deer.

A growing literature now documents the presence of fine-scale genetic structure in wild vertebrate populations. Breeding population size, levels of dispersal and polygyny--all hypothesized to affect population genetic structure--are known to be influenced by ecological conditions experienced by popu...

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Main Authors: Nussey, D, Coltman, D, Coulson, T, Kruuk, L, Donald, A, Morris, S, Clutton-Brock, T, Pemberton, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005