Genetic structure among black grouse in Britain: Implications for designing conservation units

Animal Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 400-408

  Hoglund J ^a   Larsson, J K ^a   Corrales, C ^a   Santafe G ^b   Baines, D ^c   Segelbacher, G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black grouse; Evolutionary Significant Unit; Management Unit; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BIRD; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

TETRAO TETRIX;

EID: 79960765675     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2011.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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