Impact of natural and artificial barriers to dispersal on the population structure of bobcats

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 96-102

  Millions, Devin G ^a   Swanson, Bradley J ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bobcat; Dispersal barriers; Landscape genetics; Lynx rufus; Michigan; Microsatellites; Roads

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; FELID; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISOLATED POPULATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LYNX; LYNX RUFUS;

EID: 34248138041     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-563     Document Type: Article

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