Molecular detection of intra-population structure in a threatened potoroid, Potorous tridactylus: Conservation management and sampling implications

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 547-560

  Frankham, Greta J ^a,b   Handasyde, Kathrine A ^a   Norton, Melinda ^c   Murray, Andrew ^d   Eldridge, Mark D B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^d Department of Environment and Primary Industries ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Microsatellite; Mitochondrial DNA; Population structure; Potorous tridactylus; Relatedness; Spatial autocorrelation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; MARSUPIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; RELATEDNESS;

METATHERIA; POTOROIDAE; POTOROUS TRIDACTYLUS;

EID: 84900489662     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-013-0560-1     Document Type: Article

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