Molecular paternity determination in captive bonobos and the impact of inbreeding on infant mortality

Animal Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 306-312

  Van Coillie, S ^a,b   Galbusera, Peter ^b   Roeder, A D ^c   Schempp, W ^d   Stevens, J M G ^b   Leus, K ^b   Reinartz, G ^e   Pereboom, Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^e Zoological Society of Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive breeding programme; Hair samples; Inbreeding depression; Infant mortality; Microsatellite DNA; Pan paniscus

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; CAPTIVE POPULATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; INBREEDING; INFANT MORTALITY; PATERNITY;

HOMINIDAE; PAN PANISCUS;

EID: 48649094398     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2008.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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