Large divergence and low diversity suggest genetically informed conservation strategies for the endangered Virgin Islands Boa (Chilabothrus monensis)
The Virgin Islands boa (Chilabothrus monensis) was listed as critically endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1979, and is presently known to occur in two disjunct regions: Isla de Mona and the eastern Puerto Rico Bank. Populations of the species are highly vulnerable and are hypothesi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-01-01
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Series: | Global Ecology and Conservation |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989415000177 |