Comparative evaluation of potential indicators and temporal sampling protocols for monitoring genetic erosion

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 984-998

  Hoban, Sean ^a,b   Arntzen, Jan A ^c   Bruford, Michael W ^d   Godoy, José A ^e   Rus Hoelzel, A ^f   Segelbacher, Gernot ^g   Vilà, Carles ^e   Bertorelle, Giorgio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^f DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Conservation biology; Convention on biological diversity; Microsatellites; Population genetic; Simulation; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Temporal sampling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911888110     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eva.12197     Document Type: Article

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