Genetic variability in geographic populations of the natterjack toad (Bufo calamita)

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2018-2026

  Oromi, N ^a   Richter Boix, A ^b   Sanuy, D ^a   Fibla, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Altitudinal and latitudinal gradient; Bufo calamita; Genetic diversity; Microsatellite markers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884878365     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.323     Document Type: Article

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