The contribution of island populations to in situ genetic conservation

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 419-430

  Wilson, Amy ^a   Arcese, P ^a   Keller, L F ^b   Pruett, C L ^c,d   Winker, K ^d   Patten, M A ^e   Chan, Y ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Sutton Avian Research Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allelic richness; Island; Reserve design; Song sparrow

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; DIVERGENCE; GENETIC VARIATION; HARBOR; ISLAND; ISOLATED POPULATION; NATURE RESERVE; SONGBIRD; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA];

MELOSPIZA;

EID: 67349167082     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-008-9612-3     Document Type: Article

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