Ancient DNA applications for wildlife conservation

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 4186-4196

  Leonard, Jennifer A ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

aDNA; Climate change; Conservation genetics; Drift; Endangered species; Extinction; Hybridization; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; BIRD; BREEDING; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRDS; BREEDING; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA; FISHES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMANS; MAMMALS; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 52649133834     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03891.x     Document Type: Review

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