Humans act against the natural process of breeder selection: A modern sickness for animal populations?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 179-186

  Balbontín, Javier ^a   Penteriani, Vincenzo ^a   Ferrer, Miguel ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age cohorts; Bonelli's Eagle; Genetic structure of population; Human impact; Phenotypic quality; Selection hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; GENETIC STRUCTURE; POPULATION GENETICS; RAPTOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; CICONIIFORMES; HIERAAETUS FASCIATUS;

EID: 14644418517     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-5043-3     Document Type: Article

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