Contrasting patterns of quantitative and neutral genetic variation in locally adapted populations of the natterjack toad, Bufo calamita

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2343-2352

  Gomez Mestre, Ivan ^a,b   Tejedo, Miguel ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bufo; FST; Local adaptation; Microsatellite loci; Population differentiation; QST; Salinity tolerance

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; POPULATION GENETICS; SALINITY TOLERANCE; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO; BUFO CALAMITA; REPTILIA;

EID: 7544229363     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01608.x     Document Type: Article

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