Status and prognosis of genetic diversity in captive giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in Wolong

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 317-324

  Yang, Li ^a,b   Huang, Yan ^c   Zhang, Baowei ^a,b   Zhang, Shanning ^a,b   Zhang, Hemin ^c   Wei, Fuwen ^a   Wang, Pengyan ^d   Li, Ming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda   (China)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Captive population; Genetic diversity; Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; MAMMAL; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN; WOLONG NATURE RESERVE;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA;

EID: 33846464632     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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