Temporal genetic analysis of the critically endangered oriental white-backed vulture in Pakistan

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2403-2409

  Johnson, Jeff A ^a,b   Gilbert, Martin ^c   Virani, Munir Z ^a   Asim, Muhammad ^a   Mindell, David P ^b  

^a THE PEREGRINE FUND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottleneck; Captivity; Extinction; Genetic diversity; Gyps; Vultures

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; DRUG; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DECLINE; RAPTOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

GYPS; GYPS AFRICANUS; GYPS BENGALENSIS;

EID: 51249111707     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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