Captive breeding and reintroduction of the lesser kestrel Falco naumanni: A genetic analysis using microsatellites

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 331-338

  Alcaide, Miguel ^a   Negro, Juan J ^a   Serrano, David ^a   Antolín, José L ^b   Casado, Sara ^c   Pomarol, Manel ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b Cría del cernícalo primilla ^*  (Spain)

^c GREFA   (Spain)

^d Centro de Recuperación de Torreferrusa   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Effective population size; Founder effect; Genetic diversity; Mixed reproductive strategies

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; INBREEDING; POPULATION SIZE; RAPTOR; REINTRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AVES; FALCO NAUMANNI;

EID: 74749105210     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-009-9810-7     Document Type: Article

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