Minimizing extinction risk through genetic rescue

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-130

  Waite, T A ^a   Vucetich, J ^b   Saurer, T ^a   Kroninger, M ^a   Vaughn, E ^a   Field, K ^a   Ibarguen S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extinction risk; Founder events; Genetic rescue; Inbreeding

Indexed keywords

FOUNDER EFFECT; INBREEDING; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 33748878568     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: 1578665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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