Effects of habitat fragmentation, population size and demographic history on genetic diversity: The cross river gorilla in a comparative context

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 848-859

  Bergl, Richard A ^a,b,d   Bradley, Brenda J ^c,e   Nsubuga, Anthony ^c,f   Vigilant, Linda ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CONSORTIUM IN EVOLUTIONARY PRIMATOLOGY   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^d North Carolina Zoological Park   (United States)

^e CHRIST S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^f ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottleneck; Conservation genetics; Fragmentation; Genetic diversity; Gorilla gorilla diehli; Heterozygosity

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; EXTINCTION RISK; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMINID; INBREEDING; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; CONNECTIVITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC DRIFT;

AFRICA; CROSS RIVER [(RVR) WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

GORILLA BERINGEI; GORILLA GORILLA; GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GORILLA; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; GORILLA GORILLA; POPULATION DENSITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 53049084468     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20559     Document Type: Article

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