Genetic resource banks in wildlife conservation

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 238, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 531-544

  Holt, W V ^a   Bennett, P M ^a   Volobouev, V ^b   Watson, P F ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; GENETIC BANK; WILDLIFE;

EID: 0029667032     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05411.x     Document Type: Article

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