Population genetic structure and diversity of the endangered Cantabrian capercaillie

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 957-965

  Vázquez, José F ^a   Pérez, Trinidad ^a   Quirõs, Francisco ^a   Obeso, José R ^a   Albornoz, Jesús ^a   Domínguez, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

bottleneck; conservation genetics; microsatellites; non invasive genotyping; population structure; Tetrao urogallus

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; GAMEBIRD; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS; PYRENEES; SPAIN;

TETRAO UROGALLUS; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 84862879010     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.346     Document Type: Article

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