Population structure and genetic variation in the endangered giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 495-510

  Loew, S S ^a   Williams, D F ^b   Ralls, K ^c   Pilgrim, K ^c,e   Fleischer, R C ^c,d  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^e ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dipodomys ingens; Endangered species; Gene flow; Genetic variation; Microsatellite primers; Population fragmentation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS INGENS; HETEROMYIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 30144439374     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-005-9005-9     Document Type: Article

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