Habitat Fragmentation Reduces Genetic Diversity and Connectivity of the Mexican Spotted Owl: A Simulation Study Using Empirical Resistance Models

Habitat Fragmentation Reduces Genetic Diversity and Connectivity of the Mexican Spotted Owl: A Simulation Study Using Empirical Resistance Models

We evaluated how differences between two empirical resistance models for the same geographic area affected predictions of gene flow processes and genetic diversity for the Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida). The two resistance models represented the landscape under low- and high-fragmen...

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Main Authors: Ho Yi Wan, Samuel A. Cushman, Joseph L. Ganey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
biodiversity
CDPOP
connectivity
endangered species
fragmentation
gene flow
landscape genetics
multiscale
resistance
simulation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/9/8/403

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