Molecular comparison of historical and contemporary pine marten (Martes martes) populations in the British Isles: Evidence of differing origins and fates, and implications for conservation management

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1195-1212

  Jordan, Neil R ^a   Messenger, John ^a   Turner, Peter ^b   Croose, Elizabeth ^a   Birks, Johnny ^a,c   O'Reilly, Catherine ^b  

^a Martin Ryan Building   (United Kingdom)

^b South East Technological University   (Ireland)

^c Swift Ecology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extinction; Haplotype; Marten; Martes; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC MARKER; GENOCIDE; GENOTYPE; HISTORICAL RECORD; HYBRIDIZATION; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MUSTELID; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; REINTRODUCTION; RELICT COMMUNITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; MARTES; MARTES AMERICANA; MARTES MARTES;

EID: 84865432066     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-012-0365-7     Document Type: Article

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