Effects of ecogeographic variables on genetic variation in montane mammals: Implications for conservation in a global warming scenario

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1136-1149

  Ditto, Amy M ^a   Frey, Jennifer K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Area; Conservation; Genetic variation; Global warming; Island biogeography; Isolation; Montane mammals; Rocky Mountains; Southwestern North America

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; EVOLUTION; EXTINCTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HETEROZYGOSITY; ISLAND; ISOLATED POPULATION; MODELING; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; POLYMORPHISM; RODENT;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SOUTH AMERICA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; MAMMALIA; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA MEXICANA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIAS MINIMUS; TAMIAS QUADRIVITTATUS; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 34250761473     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01700.x     Document Type: Article

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