Genetic diversity and differentiation of central European freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera L.) populations: Implications for conservation and management

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 425-439

  Geist, Juergen ^a   Kuehn, Ralph ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bivalvia; Conservation unit; Fragmented population structure; Microsatellites; Mollusca; Noninvasive sampling

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HEMOLYMPH; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EUROPE; FRESH WATER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HEMOLYMPH; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; MARGARITIFERA; MARGARITIFERA MARGARITIFERA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 13444258046     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-294X.2004.02420.x     Document Type: Article

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