Loss of genetic variation in giant panda due to limited population and habitat fragmentation

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-144

  Fang, S G ^a   Wan, Q H ^a   Fujihara, T ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Giant panda; Habitat; Population; Survival

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FLOW; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; IMMIGRATION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION SIZE; SURVIVAL TIME;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; ANIMALIA; PANDA;

EID: 2542564905     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2003.9706448     Document Type: Article

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