Hierarchical population structure and genetic diversity of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in a dendritic system in Northern Labrador

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1903-1917

  Mccracken, Gregory R ^a   Perry, Robert ^b   Keefe, Donald ^b   Ruzzante, Daniel E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Newfoundland and Labrador ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene flow and effective population size; Isolation by distance; Landscape genetics; Salmonid divergence; Spatial fragmentation

Indexed keywords

SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 84880043557     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12179     Document Type: Article

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