Genotypic and phenotypic consequences of reintroduction history in the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 389-399

  Wisely, Samantha M ^a   Santymire, Rachel M ^b,c   Livieri, Travis M ^d   Mueting, Sara A ^a   Howard, Jogayle ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Prairie Wildlife Research Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic monitoring; Genetic restoration; Population bottleneck; Reintroduction; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALLELE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; MORPHOMETRY; MUSTELID; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION GENETICS; REINTRODUCTION;

MUSTELA; MUSTELA NIGRIPES;

EID: 43349087079     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9351-x     Document Type: Article

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