Characterization and conservation of genetic diversity in subdivided populations

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 360, Issue 1459, 2005, Pages 1367-1378

  Toro, M A ^a   Caballero, A ^b  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coancestry; Genetic differentiation; Genetic markers; Heterozygosity; Inbreeding; Quantitative traits

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC VARIATION; PRIORITIZATION;

EID: 31344433668     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2005.1680     Document Type: Review

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