The effects of habitat fragmentation on demography and on the loss of genetic variation in the red squirrel.

doi:10.1098/rspb.1994.0015

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The effects of habitat fragmentation on demography and on the loss of genetic variation in the red squirrel.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Feb 1994

Wauters L A, Hutchinson Y, Parkin D T, Dhondt A A

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A major problem in conservation biology is the extent to which the loss of genetic variability in isolated populations reduces their chance of survival. We present data in which the loss of genetic diversity in small and isolated populations can be directly related to population dynamics. Genetic...

Topics

Animals
Belgium
Conservation of Natural Resources
DNA Fingerprinting
Demography
Ecology
Female
Genetic Variation
Male
Population Dynamics
Sciuridae

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