Effective population size/adult population size ratios in wildlife: A review

Genetical Research

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 95-107

  Frankham, Richard ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY SIZE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INBREEDING; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; TAXONOMY; VARIANCE; WILDLIFE;

EID: 0028874989     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: 14695073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672300034455     Document Type: Article

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