Population genetic structure of rock ptarmigan in the 'sky islands' of French Pyrenees: Implications for conservation

Animal Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-146

  Bech, N ^a   Boissier, J ^a   Drovetski, S ^b   Novoa, C ^c  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^c OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; French Pyrenees; Gene flow; Habitat fragmentation; Rock ptarmigan; Sky island population

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION STATUS; DISPERSAL; GAMEBIRD; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; PYRENEES; SCANDINAVIA;

AVES; LAGOPUS MUTUS; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 63149121176     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2008.00233.x     Document Type: Article

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