Population structure of the lower keys marsh rabbit as determined by mitochondrial DNA analysis

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 362-367

  Crouse, Amanda L ^a   Honeycutt, Rodney L ^b   McCleery, Robert A ^c   Faulhaber, Craig A ^d   Perry, Neil D ^e   Lopez, Roel R ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida Keys; Genetic; Marsh rabbit; Mitochondrial DNA; Population structure; Sylvilagus palustris hefneri.

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LAGOMORPH; MARSH; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; TRANSLOCATION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; UNITED STATES;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SYLVILAGUS PALUSTRIS; SYLVILAGUS PALUSTRIS HEFNERI;

EID: 77749309277     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-207     Document Type: Article

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