Habitat fragmentation and genetic diversity of an endangered, migratory songbird, the golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2122-2133

  Lindsay, Denise L ^a,b   Barr, Kelly R ^b   Lance, Richard F ^a   Tweddale, Scott A ^c   Hayden, Timothy J ^c   Leberg, Paul L ^b  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^c U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Genetic distance; Habitat specialist; Microsatellite; Passerine; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; SONGBIRD; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOFTWARE; SONGBIRDS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AVES; DENDROICA CHRYSOPARIA; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 42449140293     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03673.x     Document Type: Article

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