High connectivity and minimal genetic structure among North American boreal owl (Aegolius funereus) populations, regardless of habitat matrix

Auk

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 690-704

  Koopman, Marni E ^a,b   Hayward, Gregory D ^a   McDonald, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aegolius funereus; Boreal owl; Connectivity; Corridors; Dispersal; Gene flow; Genetic structure; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; PATCHINESS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RAPTOR;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

AEGOLIUS FUNEREUS; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 34249105517     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[690:HCAMGS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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