Genetic estimates of contemporary effective population size in an endangered butterfly indicate a possible role for genetic compensation

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-39

  Saarinen, Emily V ^a,b   Austin, James D ^a   Daniels, Jaret C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri; Lepidoptera; Microsatellites; Ne

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954309016     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2009.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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