Low levels of genetic variability in North American populations of the Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

Auk

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1083-1092

  Van Den Bussche, Ronald A ^a   Harmon, Stephanie A ^a   Baker, Robert J ^b   Bryan Jr , A Lawrence ^c   Rodgers Jr , James A ^d   Harris, Michael J ^e   Brisbin Jr , I Lehr ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d Florida Game Fresh Water Fish Community   (United States)

^e Georgia Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIAN GENETICS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC DIVERSITY; UNITED STATES;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION GENETICS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; FLORIDA; GEORGIA; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; MYCTERIA AMERICANA;

EID: 0032746260     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089687     Document Type: Article

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