Genetic variability in relocated Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus) populations - Implications to reintroduction program

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1051-1059

  Zeng, Yan ^a,b   Jiang, Zhigang ^a,b   Li, Chunwang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Elaphurus davidianus; Founder effect; Genetic management; Microsatellite; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; DEER; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION GENETICS; REINTRODUCTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

CERVIDAE; ELAPHURUS DAVIDIANUS;

EID: 34547412860     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9256-0     Document Type: Article

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