DNA-based monitoring of two newly founded Scandinavian wolverine populations

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 843-852

  Hedmark, Eva ^a   Ellegren, Hans ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carnivores; Conservation genetics; Inbreeding; Non invasive sampling; Parentage

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DNA; ENDEMIC SPECIES; MOUNTAIN REGION; MUSTELID;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; GULF OF BOTHNIA;

GULO GULO;

EID: 34547129324     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9231-9     Document Type: Article

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