The genetic status of an isolated black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) population from the Abe Bailey Nature Reserve, South Africa: Microsatellite data on a putative past hybridization with blue wildebeest (C. taurinus)

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-45

  Grobler, J P ^a   Hartl, G B ^b   Grobler, N ^c   Kotze, A ^d   Botha, K ^d   Tiedemann, R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c Gauteng Direct of Nat Conservation   (South Africa)

^d ARC Animal Improvement Institute   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

C. taurinus; Connochaetes gnou; Hybridization; Introgression; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRIDIZATION; INTROGRESSION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; RUMINANT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

CONNOCHAETES GNOU; CONNOCHAETES TAURINUS;

EID: 20444436448     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00174     Document Type: Article

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