Genetic diversity and differentiation between the two remaining populations of the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal

Animal Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 461-469

  Pastor, Teresa ^a   Garza, J C ^b   Aguilar, A ^a   Tounta, E ^c   Androukaki, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c MOm/Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk Seal   (Greece)

Author keywords

Genetic differentiation; Mediterranean monk seal; Microsatellites; Monachus monachus

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; PINNIPED;

MONACHUS MONACHUS;

EID: 35648971101     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2007.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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