Loss of genetic diversity and inbreeding in New Zealand's threatened bird species

Science for Conservation

Volumn , Issue 293, 2009, Pages 1-59

  Jamieson, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bottlenecks; Disease; Extinctions; Genetic drift; Inbreeding depression; Translocations

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; REINTRODUCTION; TRANSLOCATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; PETROICA AUSTRALIS LONGIPES; PORPHYRIO MANTELLI;

EID: 67649518333     PISSN: 11732946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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