Population genetic structure in the black rat snake: Implications for management

Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1147-1158

  Prior, K A ^a   Gibbs, H L ^b   Weatherhead, P J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK RAT SNAKE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031414665     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.96098.x     Document Type: Article

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