Historically low mitochondrial DNA diversity in koalas (<it>Phascolarctos cinereus</it>)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The koala (<it>Phascolarctos cinereus</it>) is an arboreal marsupial that was historically widespread across eastern Australia until the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century when it suffered a steep population d...

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Main Authors: Tsangaras Kyriakos, Ávila-Arcos María C, Ishida Yasuko, Helgen Kristofer M, Roca Alfred L, Greenwood Alex D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/13/92