Conservation genetics of the wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) in Quebec, Canada

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 765-772

  Tessier, Nathalie ^a   Paquette, Sébastien Rioux ^a   Lapointe, François Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; CONSERVATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

DISPERSAL ROUTES; GENETIC STRUCTURE; WOOD TURTLE;

BIODIVERSITY;

CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GENETIC STRUCTURE; TURTLE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CLEMMYS INSCULPTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 27644432565     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z05-065     Document Type: Article

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