Landscape genetics: Where are we now?

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 3496-3514

  Storfer, Andrew ^a   Murphy, Melanie A ^b   Spear, Stephen F ^c,d   Holderegger, Rolf ^e   Waits, Lisette P ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c Indigo Snake Initiative   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^e SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

gene flow; genetic structure; genetic variation; landscape data; publication guidelines; spatial analysis; temporal trends

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; GENE FLOW; GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; STANDARD;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; GENE FLOW; GEOGRAPHY; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77952095770     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04691.x     Document Type: Article

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