Molecular genetics confirms taxonomic affinities of the endangered Norfolk Island Boobook Owl Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata

Biological Conservation

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-36

  Norman, Janette ^a   Olsen, Penny ^b   Christidis, Les ^a  

^a MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Cytochrome b; Hybridisation; Ninox; Systematics

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENE SEQUENCING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORFOLK ISLAND; SYSTEMATICS; TAXONOMY;

CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONSERVATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; RAPTOR;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

NINOX NOVAESEELANDIAE;

EID: 0032192733     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00012-3     Document Type: Article

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