Genetic Consequences of Habitat Fragmentation in Black-and-Gold Howler (Alouatta caraya) Populations from Northern Argentina

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 813-832

  Oklander, Luciana Ines ^a   Kowalewski, Martin M ^b   Corach, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alouatta caraya; Dispersal; Fragments; Microsatellite DNA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARBOREAL SPECIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DEFORESTATION; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; KINSHIP; PRIMATE; SURVIVAL;

ARGENTINA;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA CARAYA; PRIMATES;

EID: 77957146715     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-010-9430-6     Document Type: Article

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