Non-invasive conservation genetics of the critically endangered golden-crowned sifaka (Propithecus tattersalli): High diversity and significant genetic differentiation over a small range

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 675-687

  Quéméré, Erwan ^a   Louis Jr , Edward E ^b   Ribéron, Alexandre ^a   Chikhi, Lounès ^a,c   Crouau Roy, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b Henry Doorly Zoo   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Faeces; Habitat fragmentation; Lemurs; Non invasive sampling; Propithecus tattersalli

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FECES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PRIMATE; PROTECTED AREA; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL;

ANTSIRANANA; DARAINA; MADAGASCAR;

LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; PROPITHECUS; PROPITHECUS TATTERSALLI; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 77952876763     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-009-9837-9     Document Type: Article

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