Do founder size, genetic diversity and structure influence rates of expansion of North American grey squirrels in Europe?
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Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Buckhurst Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7PY, UK, Zoological Society London, Institute of Zoology, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK, Lurzengasse 3, D-97236, Randersacker, Germany, Department of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Via L. da Vinci 44, Grugliasco (TO), Italy, Laboratory of Populations, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA
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