Genetic diversity, phylogeny and conservation of the Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 439-448

  Fernando, Prithiviraj ^a,b   Polet, Gert ^c   Foead, Nazir ^d   Ng, Linda S ^b   Pastorini, Jennifer ^a,e   Melnick, Don J ^b  

^a Centre for Conservation and Research   (Sri Lanka)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c World Wide Fund for Nature Cat Tien National Park Conservation Project   (Viet Nam)

^d World Wide Fund for Nature Indonesia   (Indonesia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Conservation; Genetics; Javan rhinoceros; mtDNA sequences; Rhinoceros sondaicus

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT; MAMMAL; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ASIA; CAT TIEN; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UJUNG KULON; VIET NAM; WEST JAVA;

MAMMALIA; RHINOCEROS SONDAICUS;

EID: 33745040550     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9139-4     Document Type: Article

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