Is the black robin in genetic peril?

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-28

  Ardern, S L ^a,b   Lambert, D M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

conservation genetics; minisatellite DNA; population bottlenecks

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; PETROICA AUSTRALIS; PETROICA TRAVERSI;

EID: 0031054912     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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