Genetic effects of forest fragmentation on a rainforest restricted lizard (Scincidae: Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-30

  Cunningham, Michael ^a   Moritz, Craig ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Allozymes; Habitat fragmentation; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogeography; Rainforest history

Indexed keywords

GNYPETOSCINCUS QUEENSLANDIAE; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0031986153     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00046-3     Document Type: Article

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