Manipulating sex ratios for conservation: Short-term risks and long-term benefits

Animal Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-20

  Wedekind, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; INBREEDING; POPULATION GROWTH; SEX RATIO; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EID: 0010840002     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943002001026     Document Type: Article

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