Allozyme variability in medium-sized and large mammals: Determinants, estimators, and significance for conservation

Biodiversity Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 81-91

  Tiedemann, R ^a   Hammer, S ^b   Suchentrunk, F ^b   Hartl, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Allozyme polymorphism; Genetic bottleneck; Genetic diversity; Heterozygosity; Inbreeding depression; Mammals; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001393197     PISSN: 09679952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2999721     Document Type: Article

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