Genetic structure of the endangered Greater Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) in Canada: evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear genes

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 875-883

  Leung, M N Y ^a   Paszkowski, C A ^b   Russell, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Canada; Conservation; Horned lizard; Phrynosoma hernandesi; Phylogeography; Saskatchewan

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC STRUCTURE; LIZARD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PATCH SIZE; POPULATION GENETICS;

CANADA;

PHRYNOSOMA; PHRYNOSOMA HERNANDESI;

EID: 84907854445     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2014-0079     Document Type: Article

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