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POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION - Midget Faded Rattlesnake
Collaborators:
Josh Parker and Stan Anderson, University of Wyoming
Funding Partners:
USGS, University of Wyoming
Related Publications:
Oyler-McCance, S. J., St. John, J., Parker, J. M., and S.H. Anderson. 2005. Characterization of microsatellite loci isolated in Midget-faded Rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis concolor). Mol Ecol Notes. 5, 452-453.
Summary:
The objectives of this study are to investigate the population
structure and
dynamics of Midget Faded Rattlesnake through genetic analyses of microsatellite
DNA markers in the lab, and radio telemetry in the field. We are investigating
the genetic structure of the population as a whole, as well as localized
characteristics of subpopulations around the Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
This, coupled with movement data collected with the use of radio telemetry,
will provide the information needed to properly manage this sensitive
species.
