Conservation genetics of the endangered Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard (Uma inornata)

Herpetologica

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 411-420

  Hedtke, Shannon M ^a,e   Zamudio, Kelly R ^a   Phillips, Christopher A ^b   Losos, Jonathan ^c   Brylski, Phil ^d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WORLD BANK   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fringe toed lizards; Gene flow; Genetic variation; Microsatellites; Uma inornata

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING; LIZARD; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RANGE EXPANSION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

SQUAMATA; UMA INORNATA;

EID: 38149137103     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/0018-0831(2007)63[411:CGOTEC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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