Sex-biased dispersal and high levels of gene flow among local populations in the argentine boa constrictor, Boa constrictor occidentalis

Austral Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 948-955

  Rivera, Paula C ^a   Gardenal, Cristina N ^a   Chiaraviglio, Margarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Allozyme; Boa constrictor occidentalis; Gene flow; Sex biased dispersal; Snake

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; DISPERSAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; POLYMORPHISM; SNAKE;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA]; POCHO; SOBREMONTE; SOUTH AMERICA;

BOA CONSTRICTOR; BOIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 33750901821     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01661.x     Document Type: Article

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