Genetic characteristics of endangered Japanese golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos japonica) based on mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequences and karyotypes

Zoo Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-121

  Masuda, Ryuichi ^a   Noro, Miyuki ^a   Kurose, Naoko ^a   Nishida Umehara, Chizuko ^a   Takechi, Hideo ^b   Yamazaki, Toru ^c   Kosuge, Masao ^d   Yoshida, Michihiro C ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sendai Yagiyama Zoo   (Japan)

^c Soc for Res of the Golden Eagle   (Japan)

^d Asahikawa Asahiyama Zoo   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conservation unit; Genetic variation; Habitat fragmentation; Haplotype; Maternal lineage; Sequence diversity

Indexed keywords

AQUILA CHRYSAETOS; CICONIIFORMES; JAPONICA;

EID: 0032383120     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2361(1998)17:2<111::aid-zoo6>3.0.co;2-c     Document Type: Article

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