Computer simulations to determine the efficacy of different genome resource banking strategies for maintaining genetic diversity

Cryobiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 122-131

  Harnal, V K ^a,b   Wildt, D E ^a   Bird, D M ^b   Monfort, S L ^a   Ballou, J D ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eld's deer; Endangered species; Genetic diversity; Genome resource banks (GRBs); Inbreeding; Przewalski's horse; Sumatran tiger

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FREEZING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; INBREEDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY; THAWING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; CARNIVORA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEER; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOMICS; HORSES; INBREEDING; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CERVIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PANTHERA TIGRIS SUMATRAE;

EID: 0036556679     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-2240(02)00013-5     Document Type: Article

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