Genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation and loss: The case of the Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 455-464

  Dixon, Jeremy D ^a,b   Oli, Madan K ^b   Wooten, Michael C ^c   Eason, Thomas H ^a   McCown, J Walter ^a   Cunningham, Mark W ^a  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida black bears; Gene flow; Genetic variation; Habitat fragmentation; Microsatellites; Ursus americanus floridanus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT RESTORATION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 33847627983     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9184-z     Document Type: Article

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