Weak population structuring in the Danube crested newt, Triturus dobrogicus, inferred from allozymes

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 339-346

  Vörös, Judit ^a   Arntzen, J W ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY   (Hungary)

^b NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Danube; enzime loci; gene flow; genetic divergence; mitochondrial DNA; Sava; Tisza

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ALLOZYME; AMPHIBIAN; GENE FLOW; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRIDIZATION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

DANUBE BASIN; SAVA RIVER; TISZA BASIN;

SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS CARNIFEX; TRITURUS DOBROGICUS;

EID: 77954720028     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853810791769518     Document Type: Article

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