Small effective population sizes of two remnant ocelot populations (Leopardus pardalis albescens) in the United States

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 869-878

  Janečka, Jan E ^a,b,c   Tewes, M E ^a   Laack, L L ^d   Grassman Jr , L I ^a   Haines, A M ^a   Honeycutt, R L ^b,e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^e PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation biology; Effective population size; Endangered; Microsatellites; Ocelot

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FELID; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; REFUGE;

CAMERON COUNTY [TEXAS]; LAGUNA ATASCOSA WILDLIFE REFUGE; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WILLACY COUNTY;

LEOPARDUS PARDALIS; LEOPARDUS PARDALIS ALBESCENS;

EID: 50049113235     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9412-1     Document Type: Article

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