Population genetic structure of a disjunct population of Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) in Nova Scotia, Canada

Biological Conservation

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 373-380

  Mockford, S W ^a   McEachern, L ^b   Herman, T B ^b   Snyder, M ^b   Wright, J M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; DISJUNCT DISTRIBUTION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; TURTLE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EMYDOIDEA BLANDINGII; TESTUDINES;

EID: 15944393569     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.11.021     Document Type: Article

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