Conservation genetics of snowy plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus) in the Western Hemisphere: Population genetic structure and delineation of subspecies

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1287-1309

  Funk, W Chris ^a   Mullins, Thomas D ^a   Haig, Susan M ^a  

^a FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Microsatellites; MtDNA; Population structure; Snowy plover; Subspecies

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUBSPECIES; WADER;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS;

EID: 34748905550     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9278-7     Document Type: Article

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