Population structure and cryptic evolutionary units in the alligator snapping turtle

Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 135-142

  Roman, Joseph ^a   Santhuff, Steven D ^b   Moler, Paul E ^c   Bowen, Brian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^c FL Game Fresh Water Fish Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; TURTLE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

MACROCLEMYS TEMMINCKII;

EID: 0033010473     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.98007.x     Document Type: Article

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