Erratum: Inbreeding and testicular abnormalities in a bottlenecked population of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) (Wildlife Research (2009) 36 (299-308) DOI: 10.1071/WR08010);Inbreeding and testicular abnormalities in a bottlenecked population of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 299-308

  Cristescu, Romane ^a   Cahill, Valma ^b   Sherwin, William B ^a   Handasyde, Kathrine ^c   Carlyon, Kris ^a   Whisson, Desley ^d   Herbert, Catherine A ^a,e   Carlsson, Britt Louise J ^a   Wilton, Alan N ^a   Cooper, Des W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b University of Melbourne ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; ALLELE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EXTINCTION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; INBREEDING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MARSUPIAL; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION SIZE; RELATEDNESS;

ANIMALIA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

EID: 67650086660     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR08010_CO     Document Type: Erratum

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