Applying new inter-individual approaches to assess fine-scale population genetic diversity in a neotropical frog, Eleutherodactylus ockendeni

Heredity

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 506-515

  Elmer, K R ^a,c   Davila J A ^b   Lougheed, S C ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bayesian cluster tests; Direct developing frog; Microsatellites; Mitochondrial DNA; Spatial autocorrelation; Upper Amazon

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FROG; GENETIC VARIATION; KINSHIP; MAPPING METHOD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NEOTROPICAL REGION; POPULATION GENETICS; RELATEDNESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FROGS AND TOADS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; POPULATION GENETICS; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; ANURA; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETICS, POPULATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AMAZON RIVER; ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANURA; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS OCKENDENI; LEPTODACTYLIDAE;

EID: 35548931508     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6801025     Document Type: Article

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