Low genetic diversity in several gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) populations in the DeSoto National Forest, Mississippi

Herpetologica

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-38

  Ennen, Joshua R ^a   Kreiser, Brian R ^a   Qualls, Carl P ^a  

^a University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Genetic diversity; Gopherus polyphemus; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FITNESS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE;

DE SOTO NATIONAL FOREST; MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES;

GOPHERUS; GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS;

EID: 77949554318     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/08-083.1     Document Type: Article

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