Contribution of inbreeding to extinction risk in threatened species

Ecology and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages

  Brook, Barry W ^a   Tonkyn, David W ^b   O'Grady, Julian J ^c   Frankham, Richard ^c  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 54249090865     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/es-00387-060116     Document Type: Article

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