Does equalization of family sizes reduce genetic adaptation to captivity?

Animal Conservation

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 357-363

  Frankham, Richard ^a   Manning, Heidi ^a   Margan, Sienna H ^a   Briscoe, David A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0000802736     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943000001074     Document Type: Article

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