Genetic Delineation of Management Units for the Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, in Northeastern Mojave Desert
Britten HB, Riddle BR, Brussard PF, Marlow R, Lee TE. 1997. Genetic Delineation of Management Units for the Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, in Northeastern Mojave Desert. Copeia. 1997(3):523-530
Blood samples from 236 desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii, representing 15 sites in the northeastern Mojave Desert (Nevada, Utah), were assayed for variation in allozymes and mitochondrial DNA restriction sites. The sites chosen were also proposed as Desert Wildlife Management Areas (DWMAs) with ecological delineations.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Britten, Hugh; Riddle, Brett; Brussard, Peter; Marlow, Ron; Lee, Thomas
- Units
- LAKE
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Animal Studies, Degradation, Fragmentation, genetic delineation, Gopherus agassizii (Desert Tortoise), Habitat Loss, Nevada, Population Studies, Presence (Biodiversity), Taxa Links To References, Threatened and Endangered Species, Utah