Genetic variability and differentiation of two bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus populations and implications for reintroduction projects

Biological Conservation

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 249-254

  Negro, Juan José ^a   Torres, María José ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bearded vulture; Captive breeding; DNA fingerprinting; Genetic variability; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BREEDING; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC VARIANCE;

CONSERVATION; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RAPTOR; REINTRODUCTION;

SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GYPAETUS BARBATUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 0032890229     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00056-1     Document Type: Article

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