Dams, ducks and DNA: Identifying the effects of a hydro-electric scheme on New Zealand's endangered blue duck

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-113

  King, Tania M ^a   Williams, Murray ^b   Lambert, David M ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blue duck; Conservation genetics; Hydro electric power; Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos; Minisatellite DNA fingerprinting

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS SP.; AVES; HYMENOLAIMUS MALACORHYNCHUS;

EID: 0038716043     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026526804501     Document Type: Article

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