Beyond roadkill, radiotracking, recapture and Fst-a review of some genetic methods to improve understanding of the influence of roads on wildlife

Ecology and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Simmons, Jody M ^a,b   Sunnucks, Paul ^a,b   Taylor, Andrea C ^a,b   van der Ree, Rodney ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Centre for Biodiversity   (United States)

^c Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barrier; Dispersal; Gene flow; Genotypic analyses; Habitat fragmentation; Road ecology

Indexed keywords

GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MITIGATION; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; ROADKILL; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; TRACKING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77953745961     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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