Polygyny, census and effective population size in the threatened frog, Rana latastei

Animal Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 82-89

  Ficetola, G F ^a   Padoa Schioppa, E ^a   Wang, J ^b   Garner, T W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Genetic compensation; Genetic diversity; Mating system; Reproductive success; Social plasticity

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; CONSERVATION GENETICS; FROG; POLYGYNY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA DALMATINA; RANA LATASTEI;

EID: 78149487457     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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