Experimental tests of captive breeding for endangered species

Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1487-1496

  Bryant, Edwin H ^a   Backus, Vickie L ^b   Clark, Michael E ^a   Reed, David H ^a  

^a University of Houston ^*  (United States)

^b MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; FITNESS; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; VIABILITY;

DIPTERA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE;

EID: 0032715936     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.98440.x     Document Type: Article

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