Population structure and conservation genetics of the Oregon spotted frog, Rana pretiosa

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2179-2194

  Blouin, Michael S ^a   Phillipsen, Ivan C ^a   Monsen, Kirsten J ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Evolutionarily significant unit; Gene flow; Genetic diversity; Pacific Northwest; Ranidae

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DATA SET; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION; FROG; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT TYPE; ISOLATED POPULATION; MIGRATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRAIRIE; RANGE EXPANSION;

OREGON; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA PRETIOSA; RANIDAE;

EID: 78049356375     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0104-x     Document Type: Article

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