Genetic poverty of an extremely specialized wetland species, Nehalennia speciosa: Implications for conservation (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 405-413

  Bernard, R ^a   Schmitt, T ^b  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

allozyme electrophoresis; conservation genetics; dragonfly; genetic diversity; Lithuania; Nehalennia speciosa; Poland

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DAMSELFLY; DRAGONFLY; ELECTROKINESIS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT TYPE; HOMOGENEITY; ISOLATION EFFECT; METAPOPULATION; POPULATION SIZE; REINTRODUCTION; SPECIALIST; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WETLAND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INSECT; LITHUANIA; PHYSIOLOGY; POLAND; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC VARIATION; INSECTS; LITHUANIA; POLAND; WETLANDS;

LITHUANIA; POLAND;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); COENAGRIONIDAE; NEHALENNIA; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 77955854098     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485309990381     Document Type: Article

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