Accurate population size estimates are vital parameters for conserving the giant panda

Ursus

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-62

  Xiangjiang, Zhan ^a   Yi, Tao ^a   Ming, Li ^a   Zejun, Zhang ^b   Goossens, Benoit ^b   Youping, Chen ^c   Hongjia, Wang ^d   Bruford, Michael ^a   Fuwen, Wei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Wanglang National Nature Reserve   (China)

^d Wildlife Conservation Division   (China)

Author keywords

Ailuropoda melanoleuca; Bamboo stem; Genotyping error; Giant panda; Molecular enumeration; Population geographic closure; Population size

Indexed keywords

AILUROPODA; AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA;

EID: 67650708680     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/08PER010.1     Document Type: Article

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