How large must populations be to retain evolutionary potential?

Animal Conservation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-70

  Franklin, I R ^a   Frankham, R ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0002281255     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943098211103     Document Type: Article

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