Genetic diversity and population divergence in fragmented habitats: Conservation of Idaho ground squirrels

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 759-774

  Garner, Alisse ^a   Rachlow, Janet L ^a   Waits, Lisette P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Ground squirrels; Habitat fragmentation; Microsatellites; Spermophilus brunneus

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISOLATED POPULATION; RODENT;

SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS BRUNNEUS; SPERMOPHILUS BRUNNEUS BRUNNEUS;

EID: 30144439270     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-005-9035-3     Document Type: Article

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