Genetic variation among Ambystoma breeding populations on the Savannah River Site

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 281-292

  Kinkead, K E ^a,b   Abbott, A G ^a   Otis, D L ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AFLP; Ambystoma; Population; Salamander

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BREEDING SITE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; METAPOPULATION;

NORTH AMERICA; SAVANNAH RIVER SITE; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMBYSTOMA OPACUM; AMBYSTOMA TALPOIDEUM; ANIMALIA; INSECTIVORA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 33847670536     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9168-z     Document Type: Article

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