Genetic diversity in captive and wild Matschie's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) from Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, based on mtDNA control region sequences

Zoo Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 183-196

  McGreevy Jr , Thomas J ^a   Dabek, Lisa ^b   Gomez Chiarri, Marta ^a   Husband, Thomas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b Roger Williams Park Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive propagation; Endangered species; Founder effect; Marsupial; Noninvasive sampling; Species identification

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; MARSUPIAL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; REGULATOR GENE; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPES; LOCUS CONTROL REGION; MACROPODIDAE; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; DENDROLAGUS; DENDROLAGUS MATSCHIEI; METATHERIA;

EID: 67449085851     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20222     Document Type: Article

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