Quantitative genetics: A promising approach for the assessment of genetic variation in endangered species

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 343-348

  Storfer, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS;

EID: 0030442311     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-5347(96)20051-5     Document Type: Article

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