Ancient DNA and conservation: Lessons from the endangered kiwi of New Zealand

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2174-2184

  Shepherd, L D ^a   Lambert, D M ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Apteryx; Conservation; Cryptic taxa; Kiwi; mtDNA

Indexed keywords

DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; HAPLOTYPES; NEW ZEALAND; PALAEOGNATHAE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

APTERYX; APTERYX AUSTRALIS; APTERYX HAASTII;

EID: 42449115791     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03749.x     Document Type: Article

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