Effective number of breeding adults in Oregon spotted frogs (Rana pretiosa): Genetic estimates at two life stages

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 737-745

  Phillipsen, Ivan C ^a   Bowerman, Jay ^b   Blouin, Michael ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sunriver Nature Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Anura; Linkage disequilibrium; Microsatellites; Ne N ratio; Temporal method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREEDING POPULATION; CENSUS; CONSERVATION GENETICS; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; EGG; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FROG; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; METAMORPHA; RANA PRETIOSA;

EID: 77952875322     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-009-9862-8     Document Type: Article

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