The burden of genetic diversity

Biological Conservation

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 270-274

  Habel, Jan Christian ^a   Schmitt, Thomas ^b  

^a Natural History Museum Luxembourg   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fitness; Generalist; Genetic differentiation; Genetic diversity; Land use change; Specialist; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FITNESS; GENE FLOW; GENERALIST; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; LAND USE CHANGE; RISK FACTOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84858151902     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.11.028     Document Type: Article

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