Joint effects of population size and isolation on genetic erosion in fragmented populations: Finding fragmentation thresholds for management

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 506-518

  Méndez, María ^a   Vögeli, Matthias ^a,b,c   Tella, José L ^a   Godoy, José A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Genetic diversity; Habitat fragmentation; Inbreeding; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929299166     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eva.12154     Document Type: Article

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