Population structure, habitat features and genetic structure of managed red deer populations

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 933-943

  Perez Gonzalez J ^a,b   Frantz, A C ^b,c   Torres Porras, J ^d   Castillo, L ^a   Carranza, J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Fences effect; Fragmentation; Gene flow; Landscape genetics

Indexed keywords

CERVUS ELAPHUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 84870349442     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-012-0636-0     Document Type: Article

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