Distance, dams and drift: What structures populations of an endangered, benthic stream fish?

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2050-2064

  Roberts, James H ^a   Angermeier, Paul L ^a   Hallerman, Eric M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Gene flow; Hydroelectric dam; Isolation by distance; Population structure

Indexed keywords

PERCINA REX; PISCES;

EID: 84883269920     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12190     Document Type: Article

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