Threatened freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera L. in NW Spain: Low and very structured genetic variation in southern peripheral populations assessed using microsatellite markers

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 937-948

  Bouza, Carmen ^a   Castro, Jaime ^a   Martínez, Paulino ^a   Amaro, Rafaela ^a   Fernández, Carlos ^a   Ondina, Paz ^a   Outeiro, Adolfo ^a   San Miguel, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Freshwater pearl mussel; Genetic variation; Margaritifera margaritifera; Microsatellites; Peripheral populations

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC RESOURCE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

MARGARITIFERA MARGARITIFERA;

EID: 34547108090     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9248-0     Document Type: Article

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