Using genetic techniques to quantify reinvasion, survival and in situ breeding rates during control operations

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 5071-5083

  Veale, A J ^a   Edge, K A ^b   McMurtrie, P ^b   Fewster, R M ^c   Clout, M N ^a   Gleeson, D M ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Department of Conservation Te Anau ^*  (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^e LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

assignment; connectivity; immigration; invasion; microsatellite; Mustela erminea

Indexed keywords

FAGUS; MUSTELA ERMINEA; NOTHOFAGUS; RODENTIA;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; ARTICLE; ASSIGNMENT; BREEDING; CONNECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; IMMIGRATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASION; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSATELLITE; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELIDAE; NEW ZEALAND; PEST CONTROL; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION GENETICS;

ASSIGNMENT; CONNECTIVITY; IMMIGRATION; INVASION; MICROSATELLITE; MUSTELA ERMINEA;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ISLANDS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUSTELIDAE; NEW ZEALAND; PEST CONTROL; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84885626552     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12453     Document Type: Article

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