Genetics and conservation on Islands: The Galaápagos giant tortoise as a case study

Population Genetics for Animal Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 269-293

  Ciofi, Claudio ^a   Caccone, Adalgisa ^b   Beheregaray, Luciano B ^c   Milinkovitch, Michel C ^d   Russello, Michael ^e   Powell, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 77649249984     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511626920.013     Document Type: Chapter

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