Scale dependent inference in landscape genetics

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 967-979

  Cushman, Samuel A ^a   Landguth, Erin L ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Extent; Gene flow; Gradient; Grain; Landscape genetics; Pattern; Process; Scale; Simulation; Thematic resolution

Indexed keywords

GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PIXEL; SIMULATION;

EID: 77953535744     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-010-9467-0     Document Type: Article

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