Effects of habitat fragmentation on population genetic structure in the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)

Habitat fragmentation may have significant consequences for population genetic structure because geographic distance and physical barriers may impede gene flow. In this study, we investigated whether habitat fragmentation affects fine-scale genetic structure of populations of the white-footed mouse...

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Published inCanadian journal of zoology Vol. 79; no. 2; pp. 285 - 295
Main Authors MOSSMAN, Catherine A, WASER, Peter M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ottawa, ON National Research Council of Canada 01.02.2001
Canadian Science Publishing NRC Research Press
Subjects
Animal and plant ecology
Animal populations
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Barriers
Biological and medical sciences
Demecology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genetic structure
Genetics
Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution
Habitat fragmentation
Habitats
Mammalia
Peromyscus leucopus
Population genetics, reproduction patterns
Rodents
Vertebrata
Vertebrata
Gene flow
Geographical isolation
Mammalia
Genetic variability
Rodentia
Population structure
Habitat
Population genetics
Peromyscus leucopus
Fragmentation
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Summary:Habitat fragmentation may have significant consequences for population genetic structure because geographic distance and physical barriers may impede gene flow. In this study, we investigated whether habitat fragmentation affects fine-scale genetic structure of populations of the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus).
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ISSN:0008-4301
1480-3283
1480-3283
0008-4301
DOI:10.1139/cjz-79-2-285