Open AccessAllozyme variation in natural populations of field vole ( Microtus agrestis L.) I. Survey of the ‘ Semi‐stable ’ population in southern Sweden
Author(s) -
NYGREN JAN,
RASMUSON MARIANNE
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
hereditas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1601-5223
pISSN - 0018-0661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1980.tb01680.x
Subject(s) - biology , microtus , loss of heterozygosity , vole , zoology , natural population growth , population , genetic variation , ecology , genetics , demography , allele , gene , sociology
A ‘semi‐stable’ population of field‐vole, Microtus agrestis L., has been investigated for allozyme variation. Eight out of 18 loci analyzed were found to be polymorphic. A deficiency of heterozygotes was observed: 32 % in females and 35.4 % in males, indicating subdivision of the population. The average heterozygosity, H, was estimated to 0.22 for the 18 loci investigated.