The use of molecular markers in conservation programmes of live animals

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 585-600

  Toro, Miguel ^a   Silió, Luis ^a   Rodrigáñez, Jaime ^a   Rodriguez, Carmen ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Frequency dependent selection; Minimum coancestry mating; Molecular markers

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; GENETIC MARKER; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MARKER; FEMALE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032434093     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:19980604     Document Type: Article

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