Population genetic structure and conservation of marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 607-614

  Friesen, V L ^a   Birt, T P ^a   Piatt, J F ^b   Golightly, R T ^c   Newman, S H ^d   Hebert P N ^c   Congdon, B C ^e   Gissing, G ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Intron; Management unit; Marbled murrelet

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; SEABIRD;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA];

BRACHYRAMPHUS; BRACHYRAMPHUS MARMORATUS;

EID: 30144440131     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-005-9012-x     Document Type: Article

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