Genetic rescue guidelines with examples from Mexican wolves and Florida panthers

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 615-626

  Hedrick, Philip W ^a   Fredrickson, Richard ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida panthers; Gene flow; Genetic load; Genetic restoration; Inbreeding depression; Mexican wolves

Indexed keywords

CANID; CONSERVATION GENETICS; FITNESS; GENE FLOW; GUIDELINE; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

CANIDAE; PUMA CONCOLOR CORYI;

EID: 77952092867     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-009-9999-5     Document Type: Article

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