Fine-scale social and spatial genetic structure in Sitka black-tailed deer

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 439-449

  Colson, Kevin E ^a   Brinkman, Todd J ^a   Person, David K ^b   Hundertmark, Kris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Gene flow; Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis; Population structure; Spatial autocorrelation

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DEER; DISPERSAL; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; ISOLATED POPULATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WATERSHED;

ALASKA; ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO; PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND [ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO]; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS COLUMBIANUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS SITKENSIS;

EID: 84875749732     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-012-0388-0     Document Type: Article

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