Unpedigreed populations and worst-case scenarios

Zoo Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 305-314

  Willis, Kevin ^a  

^a Minnesota Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene diversity; Genetic management; Species Survival Plan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035637080     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.1030     Document Type: Article

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