Genetic evidence for restricted dispersal along continuous altitudinal gradients in a climate change-sensitive mammal: The American Pika

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Henry, Philippe ^a,b   Sim, Zijian ^a   Russello, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DENSITY GRADIENT; ECOLOGICAL GENETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE CONTROL; GENE FLOW; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GLACIAL PERIOD; INBREEDING; LOCAL ADAPTATION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DISPERSAL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; LAGOMORPHA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84862491843     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039077     Document Type: Article

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