Genetic structure of two populations of the Namibian giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 720-728

  Brenneman, Rick A ^a   Louis Jr , Edward E ^d   Fennessy, Julian ^b,c  

^a Henry Doorly Zoo   (United States)

^b International Giraffe Working Group   (Kenya)

^c Namibian Elephant and Giraffe Trust   (Namibia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Etosha National Park; Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis; Giraffe; Namib Desert; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; NATIONAL PARK; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RUMINANT; SAMPLING; SUBPOPULATION;

ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK; NAMIBIA;

GIRAFFA; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; GIRAFFIDAE;

EID: 73149098710     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01078.x     Document Type: Article

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