Unravelling landscape variables with multiple approaches to overcome scarce species knowledge: A landscape genetic study of the slow worm

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 783-794

  Geiser, Céline ^a,b,c   Ray, Nicolas ^b   Lehmann, Anthony ^b   Ursenbacher, Sylvain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

454 Sequencing; Anguis fragilis; Landscape genetics; Least cost path; Microsatellite markers; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT SELECTION; LANDSCAPE; MAPPING; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPTILE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

SWITZERLAND;

ANGUIS FRAGILIS;

EID: 84879843404     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-013-0474-y     Document Type: Article

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