Genetic consequences of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) restoration in Mississippi

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 3237-3252

  DeYoung, Randy W ^a   Demarais, Stephen ^a   Honeycutt, Rodney L ^b   Rooney, Alejandro P ^a,c   Gonzales, Robert A ^c   Gee, Kenneth L ^d  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottlenecks; Conservation; Microsatellite DNA; Odocoileus virginianus; Population genetics; Restocking; Translocation; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0344237233     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.01996.x     Document Type: Article

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