Investigating the cause of the disjunct distribution of Amietophrynus pantherinus, the Endangered South African western leopard toad

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-70

  Measey, G John ^a,b   Tolley, Krystal A ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amphibian decline; Bufonidae; Cape floristic region; Landscape genetics; mtDNA

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING SITE; CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMON ANCESTRY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DATA SET; DISJUNCT DISTRIBUTION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT RESTORATION; HISTORICAL RECORD; HOLOCENE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION DECLINE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TOAD; URBANIZATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFONIDAE; FELIDAE; PANTHERA PARDUS;

EID: 77954708570     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-009-9989-7     Document Type: Article

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