Genetic diversity within fragmented cutthroat trout populations

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 606-623

  Pritchard, V L ^a,c   Jones, K ^b   Cowley, D E ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Genetic Identification Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POPULATION DECLINE; SALMONID; STREAM;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKII; ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKII VIRGINALIS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 34250221522     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T06-038.1     Document Type: Article

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