Temporal Analysis of Genetic Structure to Assess Population Dynamics of Reintroduced Swift Foxes

Conservation Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1389-1398

  Cullingham, Catherine I ^a   Moehrenschlager, Axel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Calgary Zoological Society   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Effective population size; Inbreeding; Population genetics; Population viability; Reintroduction; Swift fox; Vulpes velox

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CANID; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INBREEDING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

VULPES VELOX;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSERVATION GENETICS; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; ENDOGAMIA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOX; GENETICS; GENÉTICA DE LA CONSERVACIÓN; GENÉTICA DE POBLACIONES; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION VIABILITY; REINTRODUCCIÓN; REINTRODUCTION; SWIFT FOX; TAMAÑO POBLACIONAL; UNITED STATES; VIABILIDAD POBLACIONAL; VULPES VELOX;

CONSERVATION GENETICS; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; ENDOGAMIA; GENÉTICA DE LA CONSERVACIÓN; GENÉTICA DE POBLACIONES; INBREEDING; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION VIABILITY; REINTRODUCCIÓN; REINTRODUCTION; SWIFT FOX; TAMAÑO POBLACIONAL; VIABILIDAD POBLACIONAL; VULPES VELOX;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FOXES; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MONTANA; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 84897037070     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12122     Document Type: Article

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