Geographic isolation, genetic divergence, and ecological non-exchangeability define ESUs in a threatened sky-island rattlesnake

Biological Conservation

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 142-154

  Holycross, Andrew T ^a   Douglas, Michael E ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

ATPase; Crotalus willardi; ESA; Microsatellite; MtDNA; Viperidae

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DESERTIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOUNTAIN REGION; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION DECLINE; SNAKE;

ARIZONA; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARIZONA (SNAKE); CROTALUS WILLARDI; CROTALUS WILLARDI OBSCURUS; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 33750455824     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.07.020     Document Type: Article

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