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Assessing Genetic Structure in Common but Ecologically Distinct Carnivores: The Stone Marten and Red Fox.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Basto Mafalda P, Santos-Reis Margarida, Simões Luciana, Grilo Clara, Cardoso Luís, Cortes Helder, Bruford Michael W, Fernandes Carlos
Abstract excerpt
The identification of populations and spatial genetic patterns is important for ecological and conservation research, and spatially explicit individual-based methods have been recognised as powerful tools in this context. Mammalian carnivores are intrinsically vulnerable to habitat fragmentation but not much is known about the genetic consequences of fragmentation in common species. Stone martens (Martes foina)...
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