Drainage-independent genetic structure and high genetic diversity of endangered freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) in northern Europe

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1339-1350

  Geist, Juergen ^a   Söderberg, Håkan ^b   Karlberg, Andreas ^b   Kuehn, Ralph ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b County Administrative Board of Västernorrland ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bivalvia; Fragmented population structure; Genetic diversity and differentiation; Microsatellites; Mollusca

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

SWEDEN;

BIVALVIA; MARGARITIFERA MARGARITIFERA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 77953916978     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-009-9963-4     Document Type: Article

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