Beyond FST: Analysis of population genetic data for conservation

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 585-602

  Pearse, Devon E ^a,b   Crandall, Keith A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GENE FLOW; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

EID: 1642410112     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-003-1863-4     Document Type: Article

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