Patch size and isolation influence genetic patterns in black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) populations

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 615-624

  Holmes, Sheila M ^a   Baden, Andrea L ^b   Brenneman, Rick A ^c   Engberg, Shannon E ^c   Louis Jr , Edward E ^c   Johnson, Steig E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Henry Doorly Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottleneck; Diversity; Forest fragmentation; Genetic differentiation; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DEFORESTATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; ISOLATION EFFECT; LAND USE; MUTATION; PATCH SIZE; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIMATE; STAND STRUCTURE;

LEMURIDAE; VARECIA VARIEGATA;

EID: 84877791234     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-013-0455-1     Document Type: Article

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