Conservation genetic assessment of the blue-spotted salamander in Iowa

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 233-239

  Eastman, Jonathan M ^a,c   Spradling, Theresa A ^a   Demastes, James W ^a   Hadow, Harlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b Department of Business Administration and Economics   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; ISOLATED POPULATION;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA LATERALE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 34547760275     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2007)158[233:CGAOTB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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