Bottlenecks and rescue effects in a fluctuating population of golden-mantled ground squirrels (Spermophilus lateralis)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 285-296

  McEachern, Mary Brooke ^a   Van Vuren, Dirk H ^a   Floyd, Chris H ^a,b   May, Bernie ^a   Eadie, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Golden mantled ground squirrels; Immigration; Population bottleneck; Rescue effect; Spermophilus lateralis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DATA SET; HETEROZYGOSITY; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; RODENT;

MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS LATERALIS;

EID: 78650985863     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0139-z     Document Type: Article

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