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Fire increases variance in genetic characteristics of Florida Sand Skink (Plestiodon reynoldsi) local populations.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jan 2011
Schrey Aaron W, Fox Alicia M, Mushinsky Henry R, McCoy Earl D
Abstract excerpt
Fire is a complex event that maintains many ecological systems. The Florida Sand Skink (Plestiodon reynoldsi) is precinctive to Florida Scrub, a habitat that is maintained by infrequent fire. We characterize the effect of fire on genetic diversity and genetic differentiation at eight microsatellite loci in the Florida Sand Skink (n=470) collected from 30 replicate sites over three 'time since last fire'...
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