Extreme population divergence and conservation implications for the rare endangered Atlantic Forest sloth, Bradypus torquatus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1332-1342

  Lara Ruiz, Paula ^a   Chiarello, Adriano G ^b   Santos, Fabrício R ^a  

^a ICB   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Evolutionary significant units; Management units; Phylogeography; Population structure; Xenarthra

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; CONSERVATION; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DIVERGENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MAMMAL; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RARITY; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BAHIA; BRAZIL; ESPIRITO SANTO; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

BRADYPODIDAE; BRADYPUS TORQUATUS; EDENTATA; SLOTHS; XENARTHRA;

EID: 44149115394     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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