Managing genetic diversity in threatened populations: A New Zealand perspective

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 130-137

  Jameson, Ian G ^a   Grueber, Catherine E ^a   Waters, Jon M ^a   Gleeson, Dianne M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Disease risk; Extinction risk; Genetic drift; Genetic variation; Inbreeding

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EXTINCTION RISK; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 46849118037     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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