Population structure of Moroccan water frogs: Genetic cohesion despite a fragmented distribution

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 173-179

  Buckley, D ^a   Arano, B ^a,b   Herrero, P ^c   Llorente, G ^d  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Extinctions; Gene flow; Recolonizations; Water frogs

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA SAHARICA;

EID: 0001205417     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.1996.tb00823.x     Document Type: Article

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