Analysis and conservation implications of koala genetics

Conservation Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 639-649

  Sherwin, William B ^a   Timms, Peter ^b   Wilcken, Jonathan ^c   Houlden, Bronwyn ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c Australasian Regl Assoc Z   (Australia)

^d Zoological Parks Bd of New S Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALIA;

CHLAMYDIA PECORUM;

EID: 0034084179     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.99384.x     Document Type: Review

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