Population genetics of the freshwater mussel, Amblema plicata (Say 1817) (Bivalvia: Unionidae): Evidence of high dispersal and post-glacial colonization

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 355-372

  Elderkin, C L ^a,d   Christian, A D ^a,e   Vaughn, C C ^b   Metcalfe Smith, J L ^c   Berg, D J ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^e ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozymes; COI; Hierarchical analysis; mtDNA; Population genetics; Post glacial dispersal

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; BIVALVE; COLONIZATION; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PLEISTOCENE; POSTGLACIAL;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO RIVER; UNITED STATES;

AMBLEMA PLICATA; BIVALVIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; MARGARITIFERIDAE; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 33847673186     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9175-0     Document Type: Article

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