Habitat fragmentation reduces genetic diversity and connectivity among toad populations in the Brazilian Atlantic Coastal Forest

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1560-1569

  Dixo, Marianna ^a   Metzger, Jean Paul ^a   Morgante, João S ^a   Zamudio, Kelly R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic; Anuran; Conservation; Gene flow; Rhinella ornata; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONNECTIVITY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION GENETICS; RAINFOREST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOAD; TROPICAL FOREST;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANURA;

EID: 67349262391     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.11.016     Document Type: Article

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