Patterns of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA variation in Iberian populations of Emys orbicularis (Emydidae): Conservation implications

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1263-1274

  Velo Antón, Guillermo ^a   García París, Mario ^b   Cordero Rivera, Adolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emys orbicularis; Genetic diversity; mtDNA; nDNA; Population structure

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; DATA SET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC MARKER; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENETICS; POND; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SAMPLING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUBSPECIES; TURTLE;

AFRICA; BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EMYDIDAE; EMYS; EMYS ORBICULARIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 50249137821     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9457-1     Document Type: Article

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