Population genetic structure of Blanding's turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in an urban landscape

Biological Conservation

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 323-330

  Rubin, Cory S ^a,c   Warner, Richard E ^a   Bouzat, Juan L ^b   Paige, Ken N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Blanding's turtle; Emydoidea blandingii; Genetic variation; RAPD; Small population size; Urban development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346406871     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00198-1     Document Type: Article

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