Genetic variability and population structure among wild Baird's tapirs

Animal Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-220

  Norton, James E ^a,b   Ashley, Mary V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MAMMALIA; TAPIRIDAE; TAPIRUS BAIRDII; TAPIRUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 12444266605     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943004001295     Document Type: Article

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