Low effective population sizes and limited connectivity in xerothermic beetles: Implications for the conservation of an endangered habitat

Animal Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 454-466

  Kajtoch, L ^a   Mazur, M ^b   Kubisz, D ^a   Mazur, M A ^c   Babik, W ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS   (Poland)

^b PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OPOLE   (Poland)

^d JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Centricnemus leucogrammus; Curculionidae; Dry grasslands; Habitat fragmentation; Isolation; Microsatellites; Population genetics; Steppe

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE;

EID: 84907192717     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acv.12110     Document Type: Article

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