Genome resource banking for wildlife research, management, and conservation

ILAR Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 228-234

  Wildt, David E ^a,b,c  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted breeding; Conservation; Cryopreservation; DNA; Genetic diversity; Genetic management; Germplasm; Heterozygosity; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BREEDING; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; GENOME; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BREEDING; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CRYOPRESERVATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENOME;

EID: 0034565561     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.41.4.228     Document Type: Article

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