Patterns of genetic variation in US federal bison herds

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 4963-4977

  Halbert, Natalie D ^a   Derr, James N ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Mammals; Population genetics empirical; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BUFFALO; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BISON; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; UNITED STATES;

BISON; BISON BISON; MAMMALIA;

EID: 56549104453     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03973.x     Document Type: Article

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