Genetic consequences of animal translocations: A case study using the field cricket, Gryllus campestris L.

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3059-3068

  Witzenberger, K A ^a   Hochkirch, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Founder effect; Insect conservation; Microsatellite; Population genetics; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; CRICKET; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING; NATURE CONSERVATION; POPULATION SIZE; REINTRODUCTION; TRANSLOCATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; GRYLLINAE; GRYLLUS CAMPESTRIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 54949122445     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.09.017     Document Type: Article

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