Population genetic diversity of the endemic Sardinian newt Euproctus platycephalus: Implications for conservation

Biological Conservation

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 263-270

  Lecis, Roberta ^a,b   Norris, Ken ^c  

^a Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica   (Italy)

^b University of Reading ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control region; Critically endangered; Management units; Phylogeography; Sardinian brook salamander

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AMPHIUMA MEANS; EUPROCTUS PLATYCEPHALUS; EURYCEA; PLATYCEPHALUS; SALAMANDRIDAE;

EID: 2942717167     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.11.011     Document Type: Article

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