Genetic neighbourhood and effective population size in the endangered European mink Mustela lutreola

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 251-259

  Lode T ^a   Peltier, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Effective size; Endangered species; European mink; Mustela lutreola; Neighbourhood

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MUSTELID; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA LUTREOLA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 14644424635     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-5051-3     Document Type: Article

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