Hybridization between a rare, native tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) and its introduced congener

Ecological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1263-1275

  Riley, Seth P D ^a,b   Shaffer, H Bradley ^a   Voss, S Randal ^a,c   Fitzpatrick, Benjamin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma californiense; Ambystoma tigrinum; Amphibian decline; Conservation biology; Endangered and rare species; Genetic swamping; Great Central Valley, California, USA; Hybridization; Introduced species; Reproductive isolation; Tiger salamander

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION;

CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA CALIFORNIENSE; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANIMALIA; CAUDATA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; REPTILIA;

EID: 0346269210     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-5023     Document Type: Article

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