Genetic effects of a population bottleneck on a restored deer herd in a National Military Park

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-46

  Ratnaswamy, Mary J ^a   Smith, Michael H ^b   Warren, Robert J ^c   Rogers, Carolyn L ^c,d   Stromayer, Karl A K ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^e Office of International Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Population bottleneck; Restoration; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DENSITY; STOCK ENHANCEMENT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0033064760     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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