Spatial genetic analysis of the grass snake, Natrix natrix (Squamata: Colubridae), in an intensively used agricultural landscape

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-58

  Meister, BArbara ^a   Hofer, Ulrich ^b   Ursenbacher, Sylvain ^a   Baur, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM DER BURGERGEMEINDE BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

fragmentation; Intensive agriculture; Natrix natrix; Population genetic structure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; CROP YIELD; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; SNAKE; SUBPOPULATION; WETLAND;

SWITZERLAND;

AMPHIBIA; COLUBRIDAE; NATRIX NATRIX; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77955928847     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01474.x     Document Type: Article

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