Loss of genetic variation in Greater Prairie Chickens following a population bottleneck in Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Conservation Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 717-724

  Bellinger, M Renee ^a   Johnson, Jeff A ^a   Toepfer, John ^b   Dunn, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b Soc of Tympanuchus Cupido Pinnatus   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Conservation; Grouse; Microsatellite DNA; Population genetics; Tympanuchus cupido

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; GAMEBIRD; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK;

UNITED STATES;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; PHASIANIDAE; TYMPANUCHUS CUPIDO;

EID: 0038580625     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2003.01581.x     Document Type: Article

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