Population structure and genetic diversity of red deer (Cervus elaphus) in forest fragments in north-western France

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1287-1297

  Dellicour, S ^a,e   Frantz, A C ^b   Colyn, M ^c   Bertouille, S ^d   Chaumont, F ^a   Flamand, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d Service Public de Wallonie   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assignment tests; Cervus elaphus; Conservation genetics; Microsatellites; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DEER; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUNTING; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

FRANCE;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 80052487491     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-011-0230-0     Document Type: Article

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