Population subdivision and genetic signatures of demographic changes in Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) from an impounded watershed

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2548-2559

  Stamford, M D ^a,b   Taylor, E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b COMP 19 Site WB ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC STRUCTURE; IMPOUNDMENT; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; WATERSHED;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PEACE RIVER [CANADA];

THYMALLUS ARCTICUS;

EID: 31144457467     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-156     Document Type: Article

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