Population genetic structure of raccoons (Procyon lotor) inhabiting a highly fragmented landscape

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 814-824

  Dharmarajan, Guha ^a   Beasley, James C ^a   Fike, Jennifer A ^a   Rhodes Jr , Olin E ^a  

^a Purdue University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CARNIVORE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISPERSAL; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISOLATION EFFECT; LAND COVER; LANDFORM; MAMMAL; PARENTAGE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 69949174416     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-072     Document Type: Article

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