Natural and anthropogenic determinants of genetic structure in the largest remaining population of the endangered golden-brown mouse lemur, Microcebus ravelobensis

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 860-870

  Radespiel, Ute ^a   Rakotondravony, Romule ^a,b   Chikhi, Lounès ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^c École Nationale de Formation Agronomique   (France)

^d INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Conservation; Gene flow; Isolation by distance; Landscape genetics; Madagascar; Primates

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; PRIMATE; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION GENETICS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

ANIMALIA; MICROCEBUS RAVELOBENSIS; MICROCEBUS RUFUS; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PROSIMIAN;

ANIMALS; CHEIROGALEIDAE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA; FEMALE; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 53049092602     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20574     Document Type: Article

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