Demographic and genetic status of an isolated population of bog turtles (Glyptemys muhlenbergii): Implications for managing small populations of long-lived animals

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1589-1601

  Pittman, Shannon E ^a,b   King, Timothy L ^c   Faurby, Søren ^d   Dorcas, Michael E ^a  

^a DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bog turtle; Conservation; Genetics; Inbreeding; Isolation; Wetland management

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION GROWTH; SURVIVAL; TURTLE; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; GLYPTEMYS MUHLENBERGII; TESTUDINES;

EID: 80955144220     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-011-0257-2     Document Type: Article

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