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A survey of the genetic variability in deer mouse populations was performed using specimens collected from six different islands on a lake covering approximately 50 km2. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was used to measure the extent of the genetic differences in this insular system. An analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) revealed that populations are clearly separated at this microgeographic scale (F st = 0.13863; P < 0.001). The homogeneity of molecular variance test (HOMOVA) indicated that within-population levels vary greatly (B p = 0.76831; P < 0.001). The within-population molecular variance was found to be mainly correlated with the accessibility of the islands, computed as the inverse of the geographic distance separating an island from the lakeshore (r = 0.916; P < 0.003).
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Received: March 5, 1999 / Accepted: July 16, 1999
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Landry, PA., Lapointe, FJ. The genetic heterogeneity of deer mouse populations (Peromyscus maniculatus) in an insular landscape. Res Popul Ecol 41, 263–268 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101440050030
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s101440050030