Effect of the landscape matrix on gene flow in a coastal amphibian metapopulation KU Leuven University of Antwerp
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Functional connectivity is crucial for the persistence of a metapopulation, because migration among subpopulations enables recolonization and counteracts genetic drift, which is especially important in small subpopulations. We studied the degree and drivers of connectivity among occupied patches of a coastal dune metapopulation of the Natterjack Toad (Epidalea calamita Laurenti), on the basis of ...