Relative effects of road mortality and decreased connectivity on population genetic diversity

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3143-3148

  Jackson, Nathan D ^a   Fahrig, Lenore ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Highway; Landscape connectivity; Landscape genetics; Road ecology; Traffic mortality; Wildlife crossing structure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONNECTIVITY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MIGRATION ROUTE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; ROADKILL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 83555161578     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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