The tales of two geckos: Does dispersal prevent extinction in recently fragmented populations?

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 3299-3312

  Hoehn, M ^a,b   Sarre, S D ^b   Henle, K ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuous; Dispersal; Effective population size; Geckos; Generalist; Habitat fragmentation; Microsatellites; Population genetics; Specialization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LIZARD; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; LIZARDS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

GEHYRA VARIEGATA; GEKKONIDAE; OEDURA RETICULATA;

EID: 34547687828     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03352.x     Document Type: Article

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