Climate change reduces genetic diversity of Canada lynx at the trailing range edge

Ecography

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 754-762

  Koen, E L ^a   Bowman, J ^a   Murray, D L ^a   Wilson, P J ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYNX; LYNX CANADENSIS; LYNX LYNX;

EID: 84905248841     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00629.x     Document Type: Article

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