Phylogeography and spatial genetic structure of the Southern torrent salamander: Implications for conservation and management

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 561-570

  Miller, Mark P ^a   Haig, Susan M ^b   Wagner, R Steven ^b,c,d  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLADISTICS; GENE FLOW; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC ISOLATION BY DISTANCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETIC PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALAMANDER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; PHYLOGENY; URODELA;

RHYACOTRITON VARIEGATUS;

EID: 33845928450     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esl038     Document Type: Article

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