Population demographics and genetic diversity in remnant and translocated populations of sea otters

Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1378-1385

  Bodkin, J L ^a   Ballachey, B E ^a   Cronin, M A ^a,b   Scribner, K T ^a,c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b LGL Alaska Research Associates   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC VARIATION; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRANSLOCATION;

CARNIVORA; ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032756077     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.98124.x     Document Type: Article

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