Genetic population assignment reveals a long-distance incursion to an island by a stoat (Mustela erminea)

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 735-742

  Veale, A J ^a   Clout, M N ^a   Gleeson, D M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conservation; Eradication; Island; Microsatellite; New Zealand; Reinvasion

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOSAFETY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DISPERSAL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; ISLAND; MUSTELID; PEST SPECIES; POPULATION STRUCTURE; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

HAURAKI GULF; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

MAMMALIA; MUSTELA ERMINEA;

EID: 84858003020     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-011-0113-9     Document Type: Article

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