Hereditary defects and conservation genetic management of captive populations

Zoo Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 81-99

  Laikre, Linda ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Albinism; Brown bear, Ursus arctos; Captive breeding; Congenital disorder; Pedigree analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 0033473390     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1999)18:2<81::AID-ZOO1>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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