The genetic structure of coastal giant salamanders (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) in a managed forest

Biological Conservation

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-54

  Curtis, Janelle M R ^a,b   Taylor, Eric B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Clearcuts; Dicamptodon tenebrosus; Genetic structure; Population bottleneck

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CLEARCUTTING; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE; DICAMPTODON; DICAMPTODON TENEBROSUS;

EID: 0141975736     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00092-2     Document Type: Article

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