Conservation genetics of the Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) in the North Atlantic region; implications for the critically endangered population at Bermuda

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1039-1043

  Szczys, Patricia ^a   Nisbet, Ian C T ^b   Wingate, David B ^c  

^a EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ICT Nisbet and Company   (United States)

^c NONE   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

Bermuda; Bottleneck; Common tern; Genetic structure; Island population; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HURRICANE; IMMIGRATION; ISOLATED POPULATION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; PRIORITIZATION; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); AZORES; BERMUDA; PORTUGAL;

STERNA HIRUNDO;

EID: 84864311307     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-012-0351-0     Document Type: Article

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