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An assessment of the genetic diversity and structure within and among populations of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) from Australia and Papua New Guinea

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  1. School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Murdoch University, 6150, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia

    P. B. S. Spencer, J. Hampton & J. R. Pluske

  2. Pest Animal Control Cooperative Research Centre, GPO Box 284, 2601, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    S. J. Lapidge

  3. Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Charters Towers, PO Box 187, 4820, Queensland, Australia

    J. Mitchell

  4. Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, Cairns International Airport, PO Box 96, 4870, Queensland, Australia

    J. Lee

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Spencer, P.B.S., Hampton, J., Lapidge, S.J. et al. An assessment of the genetic diversity and structure within and among populations of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) from Australia and Papua New Guinea. J Genet 85, 63–66 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02728972

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