Urban conservation genetics: Study of a terrestrial salamander in the city

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2823-2831

  Noel S ^a   Lapointe, François Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Habitat fragmentation; Microsatellites; Montr al; Population structure; Red backed salamander

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIBIAN; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HARBOR; INBREEDING; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POPULATION SIZE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

CANADA; MONTREAL; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ANIMALIA; PLETHODON CINEREUS; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 77956876527     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.07.033     Document Type: Article

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