Population genetic structure of island and mainland populations of the quokka, Setonix brachyurus (Macropodidae): A comparison of AFLP and microsatellite markers

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 297-309

  Alacs, Erika A ^a,b   Spencer, Peter B S ^a   de Tores, Paul J ^c   Krauss, Siegfried L ^d,e  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c Wildlife Research Centre   (Australia)

^d BOTANIC GARDENS AND PARKS AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Genetic variation; Historical fragmentation; Management; Marsupial

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; FRAGMENTATION; GENETIC MARKER; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISOLATED POPULATION; MARSUPIAL; POPULATION GENETICS; RAINFALL; REINTRODUCTION; TRANSLOCATION;

AUSTRALIA;

MACROPODIDAE; METATHERIA; SETONIX BRACHYURUS;

EID: 78650993950     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0140-6     Document Type: Article

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