Connectivity of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) populations in southern California: A genetic survey of a mobile ungulate in a highly fragmented urban landscape
Landscape Ecology
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Abstract
Urbanization is a substantial force shaping the genetic and demographic structure of natural populations. Urban development and major highways can limit animal movements, and thus gene flow, even in highly mobile species. Characterizing varying species responses to human activity and fragmentation is important for maintaining genetic continuity in wild animals and for preserving biodiversity. As one of the only common and wide-ranging large wild herbivores in much of urban North America, deer play an important ecological role in urban ecosystems, yet the genetic impacts of development on deer are not well known.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Connectivity of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) populations in southern California: A genetic survey of a mobile ungulate in a highly fragmented urban landscape |
| Series title | Landscape Ecology |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10980-019-00824-9 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Contributing office(s) | Southwest Biological Science Center |
| Description | 19 p. |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 19 |
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