Conservation genetics and North American bison (Bison bison)

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 411-420

  Hedrick, Philip W ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bison; Effective population size; Genetic variation; Hybridization; Inbreeding; MtDNA

Indexed keywords

BACKCROSSING; BUFFALO; CATTLE FARMING; CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYBRIDIZATION; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PLESIOMORPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BISON; CATTLE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROSSES, GENETIC; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; INBREEDING; MALE; UNITED STATES;

BISON; BISON BISON; BISON BISON BISON; BOS;

EID: 67650332874     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esp024     Document Type: Review

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