Phylogeography of the natterjack toad Bufo calamita in Britain: Genetic differentiation of native and translocated populations

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 751-760

  Rowe, G ^a,b   Beebee, T J C ^a   Burke, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bufo calamita; Genetic differentiation; Microsatellite loci; Natterjack toad; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; MICROSATELLITE LOCUS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BUFO CALAMITA;

EID: 0031901809     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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