Genetic changes in reintroduced rocky mountain bighorn sheep populations

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 863-872

  Fitzsimmons, Nancy N ^a,c   Buskirk, Steven W ^a   Smith, Michael H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allelic variability; Allozyme; Bighorn sheep; Conservation genetics; Drift; Genetic variability; Ovis canadensis; Population genetics; Reintroduction; Rocky Mountains; Translocation; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS;

EID: 0030841503     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802195     Document Type: Article

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