Effects of habitat fragmentation on population structure and long-distance gene flow in an endangered marsupial: The woylie

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 283, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 98-107

  Pacioni, C ^a   Wayne, A F ^b   Spencer, P B S ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bettongia penicillata; Brush tailed bettong; Connectivity; Microsatellites; MtDNA; Population structure; Potoroidae; Woylie

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MARSUPIAL; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA; DRYANDRA WOODLAND STATE FOREST; NEW SOUTH WALES; WARREN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

BETTONGIA PENICILLATA; DRYANDRA; METATHERIA; POTOROIDAE;

EID: 78751551021     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00750.x     Document Type: Article

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