Bayesian clustering techniques and progressive partitioning to identify population structuring within a recovering otter population in the UK

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1206-1217

  Hobbs, Geoffrey I ^a   Chadwick, Elizabeth A ^a   Bruford, Michael W ^a   Slater, Fred M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BAPS; Geneland; GIS; Landscape genetics; Lutra lutra; Otter; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISPERSAL; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GIS; MUSTELID; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITIZATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CARNIVORA; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE;

EID: 80052799307     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02028.x     Document Type: Article

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