Genetic consequences of population reduction and geographic isolation in the critically endangered frog, Rana sevosa

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages 799-806

  Richter, Stephen C ^a   Crother, Brian I ^b   Broughton, Richard E ^c  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION; FROG; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION DECLINE;

ANURA; RANA AREOLATA; RANA CAPITO; RANA SEVOSA;

EID: 73449119613     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-09-070     Document Type: Article

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