Low genetic diversity in the Endangered Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon and implications for conservation

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 183-190

  Zhang, Bei ^a,b   Fang, Sheng Guo ^a,b   Xi, Yong Mei ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; WADER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

AVES; IBIS; NIPPONIA NIPPON;

EID: 4444367754     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270904000231     Document Type: Article

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