Post-bottleneck mtDNA diversity in a free-living population of European bison: Implications for conservation

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 277, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-87

  Wojcik J M ^a   Kawalko A ^a   Tokarska, M ^a   Jaarola, M ^a,b   Vallenback, P ^b   Pertoldi, C ^a,c  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Conservation; Heteroplasmy; Inbreeding depression; mtDNA haplotypes; Posthitis

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UNGULATE;

ANIMALIA; BISON BISON; BISON BISON BISON; BISON BONASUS;

EID: 58149129190     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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