Genetic structure in northeastern populations of the Alpine newt (Triturus alpestris): Evidence for post-Pleistocene differentiation

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2397-2407

  Pabijan, M ^a   Babik, W ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conservation; Gene flow; Population structure; Triturus

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EUROPE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SALAMANDER; TIME;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; EUROPE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS; TRITURUS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS ALPESTRIS;

EID: 33745917438     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02954.x     Document Type: Article

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