Phylogeographic evidence links the threatened 'Grampians' Mountain Dragon (Rankinia diemensis Grampians) with Tasmanian populations: Conservation implications in south-eastern Australia

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 363-373

  Ng, Julienne ^a,c   Clemann, Nick ^b   Chapple, Stephanie N J ^a   Melville, Jane ^a  

^a MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agamidae; Bass Strait; Conservation management; Evolutionary significant units (ESUs); Genetic variation; Threatened species protection

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; LIZARD; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALIA; BASS STRAIT; GRAMPIANS NATIONAL PARK; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

AGAMIDAE; RANKINIA DIEMENSIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84896396760     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-013-0544-1     Document Type: Article

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