Genetic data in population viability analysis: Case studies with ambystomatid salamanders

Animal Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-122

  Greenwald, K R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma; Assignment test; Habitat fragmentation; Metapopulation; Population viability analysis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; AMPHIBIAN; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION STATUS; DISPERSAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; METAPOPULATION; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VULNERABILITY;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMATIDAE; ANIMALIA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 77952730452     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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