Population genetic structure of the endangered Eastern Bristlebird, Dasyornis brachypterus; implications for conservation

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1075-1085

  Roberts, David G ^a   Baker, Jack ^a   Perrin, Cécile ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fire sensitive; Gene flow; Genetic diversity; Habitat modification; Microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA; Passerine; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

BUSHLAND; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PASSERINE; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIALIST; TAXONOMY; TRANSLOCATION;

AUSTRALIA;

AVES; DASYORNIS BRACHYPTERUS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 79960593999     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-011-0210-4     Document Type: Article

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