Conservation significance of island versus mainland populations: A case study of dibblers (Parantechinus apicalis) in Western Australia

Animal Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 387-395

  Mills, Harriet R ^a   Moro, Dorian ^b,d   Spencer, Peter B S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GENETIC VARIATION; ISOLATED POPULATION; MARSUPIAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

DASYURIDAE; METATHERIA; PARANTECHINUS APICALIS;

EID: 14044255693     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943004001568     Document Type: Article

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