Phylogeography and conservation genetics of the hellbender salamander (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1235-1246

  Sabatino, Stephen J ^a,b   Routman, Eric J ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Cryptobranchus alleganiensis; Management unit; mtDNA; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COMMON ANCESTRY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DIVERGENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE FLOW; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; REFUGE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUBSPECIES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE; CRYPTOBRANCHUS ALLEGANIENSIS; CRYPTOBRANCHUS ALLEGANIENSIS ALLEGANIENSIS; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 70350524239     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-008-9655-5     Document Type: Article

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