Population genetics suggests effectiveness of habitat connectivity measures for the European tree frog in Switzerland

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 879-887

  Angelone, Sonia ^a,b   Holderegger, Rolf ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Conservation; Dispersal; First generation migrant; Fragmentation; Genetic structure; Genotype assignment; Hyla arborea; Microsatellites; Stepping stone

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISPERSAL; FROG; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; VALLEY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

ANURA; HYLA ARBOREA; HYLIDAE;

EID: 67649964136     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01670.x     Document Type: Article

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