Contrasting population structures in two sympatric anurans: Implications for species conservation

Heredity

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 110-117

  Brede, E G ^a   Beebee, T J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Genetic diversity; Microsatellites; Population structure

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AMPHIBIAN; CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FROG; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOAD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RANIDAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO; BUFO BUFO; RANA TEMPORARIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 1042267118     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800391     Document Type: Article

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