Effect of cliff connectivity on the genetic population structure of a rock-dwelling land snail species with frequent self-fertilization

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 325-333

  Armbruster, Georg F J ^a   Hofer, Martin ^a   Baur, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Gastropods; Habitat connectivity; Limestone cliffs; RAPD

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; CLIFF; CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; GASTROPOD; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISOLATION EFFECT; SNAIL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; JURA MOUNTAINS; SWITZERLAND;

CHONDRINA AVENACEA; GASTROPODA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 33947729019     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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